The Asterales order probably originated in the Cretaceous ( 145 – 65 Mya ) on the supercontinent Gondwana which broke up from 184 – 80 Mya, forming the area that is now Australia, South America, Africa, India and Antarctica.

* 1851 – The first America's Cup is won by the yacht America.

* 1927 – Five Canadian women file a petition to the Supreme Court of Canada, asking, " Does the word ' Persons ' in Section 24 of the British North America Act, 1867, include female persons?

* 1937 – The Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 is passed in America, the effect of which is to render marijuana and all its by-products illegal.

* 1620 – The Speedwell leaves Delfshaven to bring pilgrims to America by way of England.

* 1527 – The first known letter from North America is sent by John Rut while at St. John's, Newfoundland.

* 1679 – The brigantine Le Griffon, commissioned by René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, is towed to the south-eastern end of the Niagara River, to become the first ship to sail the upper Great Lakes of North America.

* 1947 – Thor Heyerdahl's balsa wood raft the Kon-Tiki, smashes into the reef at Raroia in the Tuamotu Islands after a 101-day, journey across the Pacific Ocean in an attempt to prove that pre-historic peoples could have traveled from South America.

* 1962 – Walter Cronkite takes over as the lead news anchor of the CBS Evening News, during which time he would become " the most trusted man in America ".

* 1982 – Mexico announces it is unable to pay its enormous external debt, marking the beginning of a debt crisis that spreads to all of Latin America and the Third World.

" The Transubstantiation of a Poor White ", in Black Reconstruction: An Essay Toward the History of the Part Which Black People Have Played in the Attempt to Reconstruct Democracy in America, 1860 – 1880 ( 1935 ).

In European Spain, or just " the Peninsula " in the jargon of the Spains, after economic and human ravages of the Napoleonic Invasion ( 1808 ) and the War of Liberation ( 1808 – 1814 ) there ensued the aforementioned Latinamerican conflicts, in addition to the Carlist wars, the liberal-conservative wars, and the bleeding of people and resources into Latin America.

* 1984 – America Ferrera, American actress

The largest population clusters of North America ( the Boston – Washington, San Francisco-San Diego, Chicago – Pittsburgh, and Quebec City – Windsor Corridors ) are all thousands of kilometers away from Alberta.

* 1775 – The first abolition society in North America is established.

* 1797 – Sir Ralph Abercromby attacks San Juan, Puerto Rico in what would be one of the largest invasions of the Spanish territories in America.

* 1583 – Sir Humphrey Gilbert establishes the first English colony in North America, at what is now St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.

* 1620 – The Mayflower departs from Southampton, England on its first attempt to reach North America.

* Kaplan, Jeffrey, " Odinism and Ásatrú ", chapter 3 of Radical religion in America: millenarian movements from the far right to the children of Noah, Syracuse University Press, 1997, ISBN 978-0-8156-0396-2, pp. 69 – 99.

* 1955 – The German automaker Volkswagen, after six years of selling cars in the United States, founds Volkswagen of America in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey to standardize its dealer and service network.

* 1865 – American Civil War: Union forces capture Richmond, Virginia, the capital of the Confederate States of America.

* 1606 – The Charter of the Virginia Company of London is established by royal charter by James I of England with the purpose of establishing colonial settlements in North America.

* 1965 – Chris Ballew, American singer and bassist ( The Presidents of the United States of America and Caspar Babypants )

The Presidents of the United States of America, commonly referred to as Pot USA or " PUSA " or The Presidents, are a twice Grammy-nominated American alternative rock band.

" Ballew eventually came upon the name " The Presidents of the United States of America.

On January 17, 2009, The Presidents released a single on the National Public Radio show Weekend America called " Moving In ," detailing the journey of Barack Obama in celebration of his inauguration as president.

* The Presidents of the United States of America ( 1995 )

Lee is a recipient of North Dakota's Roughrider Award ; the Pied Piper Award from The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers ( ASCAP ); the Presidents Award, from the Songwriters Guild of America ; the Ella Award for Lifetime Achievement, from the Society of Singers ; and the Living Legacy Award, from the Women's International Center.

He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery as a final insult to the Confederate States of America and is regarded as one of the most esteemed Presidents in United States ( alternate ) history.

During the three year break, Sir Mix-a-Lot worked closely with another group, The Presidents of the United States of America under the group name " Subset " with a combination of rock and rap music, but nothing was ever officially released.

Exhibits include Bing Crosby ( Tacoma, Washington ), The Kingsmen ( Portland, Oregon ), Heart ( Seattle, Washington ), The Presidents of the United States of America ( Seattle, Washington ), Sir Mix-a-Lot ( Seattle, Washington ), Nirvana ( Aberdeen, Washington, via Seattle ), and Pearl Jam ( Seattle, Washington ).

The song was also covered by Jeff Buckley on the DVD Live in Chicago and at the Olympia in Paris, as well as on the 1994 debut album by The Presidents of the United States of America, and by Blue Öyster Cult on their 1978 live album Some Enchanted Evening.

During this time the configuration experienced a renaissance of sorts with groups such as Nirvana, Silverchair, Meat Puppets, Violent Femmes, Babes in Toyland, Primus, Hüsker Dü ( and spin off bands Nova Mob and Sugar ), Walt Mink, the Minutemen, Dinosaur Jr, Sebadoh, Melvins, Fudge Tunnel, Galaxie 500, DC3, Nomeansno, The Presidents of the United States of America, Low, the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Killdozer, Cosmic Psychos, Therapy ?, Placebo, Jawbreaker, Bratmobile, Sleater-Kinney, the Screaming Blue Messiahs, Gov't Mule, Morphine ( bass, sax and drums ) and Ben Folds Five ( piano, bass and drums ).

Lump is a 2000 greatest hits compilation album by The Presidents of the United States of America.

All songs by The Presidents of the United States of America unless otherwise noted.

Category: The Presidents of the United States of America albums

Critical reception to The Presidents of the United States of America was mainly positive.

; The Presidents of the United States of America

In 1980, he participated in the Meeting of Former Democrat Presidents of Latin America held in Caracas, Venezuela.

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He served as Presidents of the Ecological Society of America in 1917, the Association of American Geographers in 1923 and the President of the Board of Directors of the American Eugenics Society from 1934 to 1938.

* Dave Dederer ( 1982 ) and Chris Ballew ( 1983 ), members of the band the Presidents of the United States of America

* The Presidents of the United States of America, Seattle

: For the 1990s alternative group see: The Presidents of the United States of America.

In 1997, Redd Kross released Show World, produced by Chris Shaw ( who also produced albums for Weezer and Soul Asylum ) and toured supporting The Presidents of the United States of America.