The Golden Gate
Golden Gate National Recreation Area
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National Recreation Area (GGNRA) is a U.S. National Recreation Area protecting 82,027 acres (33,195 ha) of ecologically and historically significant landscapes surrounding the San Francisco
San Francisco Bay Area. Much of the park is land formerly used by the United States Army. GGNRA is managed by the National Park Service
National Park Service and is one of the most visited units of the National Park system in the United States, with more than 15 million visitors a year. It is also one of the largest urban parks in the world, with a size two-and-a-half times that of the consolidated city and county of San Francisco. The park is not one continuous locale, but rather a collection of areas that stretch from southern San Mateo County
San Mateo County to northern Marin County, and includes several areas of San Francisco
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Sciadiodaphne Rchb. Umbellularia californica
Umbellularia californica is a large hardwood tree native to coastal forests of California, as well as to coastal forests extending into Oregon.[1] It is endemic to the California
California Floristic Province. It is the sole species in the genus Umbellularia. The tree was formerly known as Oreodaphne californica.[2] In Oregon, this tree is known as Oregon
Oregon myrtle, while in California
California it is called California
California bay laurel, which may be shortened to California
California bay[3] or California
California laurel. It has also been called pepperwood, spicebush, cinnamon bush, peppernut tree, headache tree,[4] mountain laurel,[5] and balm of heaven.[5] The tree's pungent leaves have a similar flavor to bay leaves, though stronger, and it may be mistaken for bay laurel
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Conquistadors /kɒŋˈkɪstəˌdɔːrz/ (from Portuguese or Spanish conquistadores "conquerors"; Spanish pronunciation: [koŋkistaˈðoɾes], Portuguese pronunciation: [kũkiʃtɐˈdoɾis], [kõkiʃtɐˈðoɾɨʃ]) is a term used to refer to the soldiers and explorers of the Spanish Empire or the Portuguese Empire
Portuguese Empire in a general sense.[1][2] During the Age of Discovery, conquistadors sailed beyond Europe to the Americas, Oceania, Africa and Asia, conquering territory and opening trade routes
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The United Nations
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO;[2] French: Organisation des Nations unies pour l'éducation, la science et la culture) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) based in Paris
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Moss Beach is a coastal census-designated place in San Mateo County, California, with a year 2010 census population of 3,103. Located in Moss Beach are the Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, a marine sanctuary; the Half Moon Bay Airport, the historic Moss Beach Distillery; and the Seal Cove Inn, a destination lodging property. Moss Beach is a cool coastal microclimate that gives one a sense of separation from the nearby metropolitan San Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco Bay Area and assures that summer temperatures are generally mild.Contents1 Geography 2 Demographics2.1 2010 2.2 20003 Politics 4 Noteworthy features 5 References 6 External linksGeography[edit]Ancient Cypress trees atop coastal bluffMoss Beach is situated at 37°31'31" North latitude, 122°30'46" West (37.525240, -122.512811),[3] approximately 20 miles (32 km) south of San Francisco
San Francisco and 50 miles (80 km) north of Santa Cruz, California
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Montara is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Mateo County, California, United States. The population was 2,909 at the 2010 census. Nearby communities include Moss Beach
Moss Beach and Princeton-by-the-Sea.Contents1 Etymology 2 Geography and environment 3 Climate 4 Demographics4.1 2010 4.2 20005 Government 6 History 7 Notable 8 References 9 External linksEtymology[edit] According to historical sources, the name "Montoro" was initially used for Montara Mountain
Montara Mountain and Montara Point by the Whitney Survey, also known as the California
California Geological Survey, in 1867. In 1869, the Coast Survey referred to the area with its current name. The name is thought to be a misspelling of several Spanish words that describe mountains and forests, such as montuoso, montaraz, and montaña
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The International Union for Conservation of Nature
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources[2]) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources. It is involved in data gathering and analysis, research, field projects, advocacy, and education. IUCN's mission is to "influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable". Over the past decades, IUCN has widened its focus beyond conservation ecology and now incorporates issues related to sustainable development in its projects. Unlike many other international environmental organisations, IUCN does not itself aim to mobilize the public in support of nature conservation
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Gulf Oil
Gulf Oil was a major global oil company from the 1900s to the 1980s. The eighth-largest American manufacturing company in 1941 and the ninth-largest in 1979, Gulf Oil
Gulf Oil was one of the so-called Seven Sisters oil companies. Prior to its merger with Standard Oil
Standard Oil of California, Gulf was one of the chief instruments of the Mellon family
Mellon family fortune; both Gulf and Mellon Financial
Mellon Financial had their headquarters in Pittsburgh. Gulf's former headquarters, originally referred to as "the Gulf Building" (now the Gulf Tower
Gulf Tower office condos), is an Art Deco skyscraper. The tallest building in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh until 1970, when it was eclipsed by the U.S. Steel Tower, it is capped by a step pyramid structure several stories high
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The Nature
Nature Conservancy is a charitable environmental organization, headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, United States. Its mission is to "conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends."[2] The Conservancy pursues non confrontational, pragmatic solutions to conservation's challenges working with partners including indigenous communities, businesses, governments, multilateral institutions, and other non-profits.[4] The Conservancy's work focuses on the global priorities of Lands, Water, Climate, Oceans, and Cities.[5] Founded in Arlington, Virginia, in 1951, The Nature
Nature Conservancy now impacts conservation in 72 countries, including all 50 states of the United States
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Vice President of the United StatesMotorcade attack Kitchen Debate Operation 40 1960 presidential electionPost-vice presidency1962 gubernatorial bid "Last press conference"President of the United StatesPresidencyFirst term1968 presidential electioncampaign1st InaugurationNixon Doctrine War policy Visit to ChinaNixonomicsNixon shockEPA Environmental policy Clean Water NOAA War on Cancer War on DrugsSecond term1972 presidential electionConvention2nd InaugurationDétente Paris Peace Accords Endangered Species Act Watergate scandalTimeline Tapes United States
United States v. NixonWatergate Committee Impeachment
Impeachment processSpeechPost-presidencyPardon The Nixon Interviews Nixon v
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The Cold War
Cold War was a state of geopolitical tension after World War II between powers in the Eastern Bloc
Eastern Bloc (the Soviet Union
Soviet Union and its satellite states) and powers in the Western Bloc
Western Bloc (the United States, its NATO allies and others). Historians do not fully agree on the dates, but a common timeframe is the period between 1947, the year the Truman Doctrine, a U.S. foreign policy pledging to aid nations threatened by Soviet expansionism, was announced, and either 1989, when communism fell in Eastern Europe, or 1991, when the Soviet Union
Soviet Union collapsed
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Project Nike, (Greek: Νίκη, "Victory", pronounced [nǐːkɛː]), was a U.S. Army project, proposed in May 1945 by Bell Laboratories, to develop a line-of-sight anti-aircraft missile system. The project delivered the United States' first operational anti-aircraft missile system, the Nike Ajax, in 1953. A great number of the technologies and rocket systems used for developing the Nike Ajax
Nike Ajax were re-used for a number of functions, many of which were given the "Nike" name (after Nike, the goddess of victory from Greek mythology)
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The history of California can be divided into: the Native American period; European exploration period from 1542 to 1769; the Spanish colonial period, 1769 to 1821; the Mexican period, 1821 to 1848; and United States statehood, which continues to this present day. California was settled from the North by successive waves of arrivals during the last 10,000 years. It was one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse areas in pre-Columbian North America. After contact with Spanish explorers, most of the Native Americans died out from European diseases. After the Portolá expedition of 1769–70, Spanish missionaries began setting up 21 California Missions on or near the coast of Alta (Upper) California, beginning in San Diego. During the same period, Spanish military forces built several forts (presidios) and three small towns (pueblos). Two of the pueblos would eventually grow into the cities of Los Angeles and San Jose
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