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2. Louisiana Purchase - Wikipedia

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   e. The Louisiana Purchase ( French: Vente de la Louisiane, lit. 'Sale of Louisiana') was the acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from the French First Republic in 1803. This consisted of most of the land in the Mississippi River's drainage basin west of the river. [1] In return for fifteen million dollars, [a] or ...

3. Huey Long - Wikipedia

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   v. t. e. Huey Pierce Long Jr. (August 30, 1893 – September 10, 1935), nicknamed " The Kingfish ", was an American politician who served as the 40th governor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1932 and as a United States senator from 1932 until his assassination in 1935. He was a left-wing populist member of the Democratic Party and rose to national ...

4. Green Valley, California - Wikipedia

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   Green Valley, California may refer to: Green Valley, former name of Greenwood, El Dorado County, California; Green Valley, El Dorado County, California, former settlement; Green Valley, Los Angeles County, California, census-designated place; Green Valley, Solano County, California, census-designated place Solano County Green Valley AVA

5. Sundown town - Wikipedia

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   Sundown towns, also known as sunset towns, gray towns, or sundowner towns, are all- white municipalities or neighborhoods in the United States and Canada that were most prevalent before the mid-20th century, which practiced a form of racial segregation by excluding non-whites via some combination of discriminatory local laws, intimidation or ...

6. Patrick Mahomes - Wikipedia

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   Patrick Lavon Mahomes II (/ m ə ˈ h oʊ m z /; born September 17, 1995) is an American football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). Mahomes has led the Chiefs to six consecutive AFC Championship Game appearances and four Super Bowl appearances since becoming the team's starting quarterback in 2018.

7. Sales taxes in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Currently, the majority of Utah's aggregate sales taxes are in the range of 6.1 – 8.35%. Utah has a 16.350% sales tax on rental cars in Salt Lake City. [192] The sales tax on food and food ingredients is 3.0% statewide. This includes the state rate of 1.75%, local option rate of 1.0% and county option rate of 0.25%.