- Arizona | Geography, Facts, Map, History | Britannica
Arizona is a land of contradictions Although widely reputed for its hot low-elevation desert covered with cacti and creosote bushes, more than half of the state lies at an elevation of at least 4,000 feet (1,200 metres) above sea level, and it possesses the largest stand of evergreen ponderosa pine trees in the world Arizona is well known for its waterless tracts of desert, but, thanks to many
- Christopher McCandless | Biography, Travels, Bus, Movie, Death, Facts . . .
Christopher McCandless, American adventurer who died from starvation and possibly poisoning while camping alone on a remote trail in Alaska His death made him a figure of controversy, admired by some as an idealist but disparaged by others as self-destructive His story was told in the book and movie Into the Wild
- Standing Rock protests | Summary, Violence, Outcome | Britannica
The Standing Rock protests were a campaign undertaken in North Dakota in 2016 and 2017 to halt the construction of the Dakota Access pipeline Early resistance to the pipeline was launched by members of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, but over time the demonstrations drew thousands of supporters from all across the United States
- Plymouth Rock | Geology, Legend, History, Facts | Britannica
Plymouth Rock, granite slab upon which, according to tradition, the Pilgrim Fathers stepped first after disembarking from the Mayflower on December 26, 1620, at what became the colony of New Plymouth, the first permanent European settlement in New England The rock, now much reduced from its original size thanks to damage from being moved and to the depredations of souvenir seekers, rests on
- Rock, Massachusetts, Colony, Map, History, Facts - Britannica
Plymouth, town (township), Plymouth county, southeastern Massachusetts, U S It lies on Plymouth Bay, 37 miles (60 km) southeast of Boston It was the site of the first permanent settlement by Europeans in New England, Plymouth colony, known formally as the colony of New Plymouth The town was founded by Pilgrims (Separatists from the Church of England) who, in their search for religious
- Rock | Definition, Characteristics, Formation, Cycle, Classification . . .
rock, in geology, naturally occurring and coherent aggregate of one or more minerals Such aggregates constitute the basic unit of which the solid Earth is composed and typically form recognizable and mappable volumes Rocks are commonly divided into three major classes according to the processes that resulted in their formation These classes are (1) igneous rocks, which have solidified from
- Rock | Definition, History, Artists, Songs, Facts | Britannica
rock, form of popular music that emerged in the 1950s It is certainly arguable that by the end of the 20th century rock was the world’s dominant form of popular music Originating in the United States in the 1950s, it spread to other English-speaking countries and across Europe in the ’60s, and by the ’90s its impact was obvious globally (if in many different local guises)
- Rock - 1960s, British Invasion, Psychedelic | Britannica
Rock - 1960s, British Invasion, Psychedelic: Whatever the commercial forces at play (and despite the continuing industry belief that this was pop music as transitory novelty), it became clear that the most successful writers and producers of teenage music were themselves young and intrigued by musical hybridity and the technological possibilities of the recording studio In the early 1960s
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