In 1961 – 1962, Bill Haley y sus Cometas ( as the band was known in Latin America ) signed with the Orfeón label of Mexico and scored an unexpected hit with " Twist Español ", a Spanish language recording based on the Twist dance craze that was sweeping America at the time.

In addition, Bill Haley and the Comets also scored chart hits in Latin America, Mexico, and India during the period 1961 – 1966 with recordings such as " Twist Español ", " Florida Twist ", " Spanish Twist ", " Caravan Twist ", and " Land of a Thousand Dances ".

Its activists scored a major victory in 2003 when the Ontario Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling which made same-sex marriage legal in Ontario, the first jurisdiction in North America to do so.

He lived in Paris for twelve years, and with his first exhibit at the Salon of 1894 he scored a great success, returning to America in 1896.

In the 1970s and early 1980s, such groups were primarily popular in continental countries, with the exception of ABBA ( 1972-1983 ); the Swedish four-piece band achieved great success in the UK, where they scored nineteen top 10 singles and nine chart-topping albums, and in North America and Australia.

game titled Case Geld, a game that explored the ways that Germany might have been able to attempt to invade North America during World War II, scored very high in feedback but was not published because a faction within the magazine staff felt that the subject encouraged " fascist fantasizing ".

The 63 points Fulks scored on February 10, 1949, was the most in an NBA game ( then called the Basketball Association of America ) until Elgin Baylor scored 64 points on November 8, 1959.

He also scored " perfect or near perfect ratings " on the congressional scorecards of the National Right to Life Committee, Gun Owners of America, and the American Security Council.

Maurice Hinchey, a Navy Veteran, scored highly on a 2010 report released by the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America.

The album included " Muskrat Candlelight " which was covered twice as " Muskrat Love ," first by America in 1973, then by Captain & Tennille, who scored a # 4 hit with the tune.

Demitra played in the 2000 NHL All-Star Game held in Toronto, Ontario, where he scored two goals in a 9 – 4 World victory over North America.

In two games, he scored 3 goals, but then left Finland unexpectedly and returned to North America.

Aided by the growth of FM radio and the album oriented rock format, LPs became the primary vehicle of Warner Bros. sales successes throughout the 1970s, although artists such as the Doobie Brothers and America also scored many major US and international hit singles.

Although criticised for their similarity to Neil Young ( indeed, rumours circulated around Hollywood that Young had cut the track anonymously ), America scored five more US Top 10 singles over the next three years, including a second US # 1 with " Sister Golden Hair " in 1975.

Sturm later scored a goal in a losing cause as North America beat Team World by an 8 – 6 score.

After British Admiral Edward Vernon scored a huge victory at Portobelo, General James Oglethorpe, the founder of Georgia, was quick to imitate him in North America.

Wong finally scored a high-profile breakthrough role in 1994, when he was cast in the leading role in the short lived TV series Vanishing Son, in which he played a Chinese political activist exiled in America.

Ralph began his career in America playing college soccer at Meridian Community College in Meridian, Mississippi, where he scored 59 goals in 45 games and was named MVP of the NJCAA Tournament.

As a freshman he scored 11 goals, assisted on ten others and was named to the Soccer America Magazine's All-Freshman team.

Clark got his first senior cap on October 12, 2005 against Panama, and scored his first international goal on July 2, 2007 against Paraguay in the 2007 Copa America.

Following the U. S. elimination by Argentina in the semifinals, the U. S. went on an exhibition tour of South America, ending with a 4-3 loss to Brazil in which Patenaude scored his sixth and final U. S. goal and never again appeared with the national setup.

Playing for the World team, composed of NHLers from outside North America, Öhlund scored one goal and had an assist as the North American team won, 8 – 6.

`` We the people of the Confederate States, each state acting in its sovereign and independent character, in order to form a permanent federal government, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity -- invoking the favor and the guidance of Almighty God -- do ordain and establish this Constitution for the Confederate States of America ''.

The editorial `` Confrontation '' was certainly direct in its appeal to those of us living here in America.

Through trade and travel across the seas the American Merchant Marine is carrying out its historic mission of linking the United States of America with friendly nations across the seas ; ;

A supplementary grant from the Geological Society of America helped finance its publication.

and concentrate its constructive efforts on eliminating in other parts of Latin America the social conditions on which totalitarian nationalism feeds ''.

The Administration's proposals, complex and sweeping as they are, all deal with fringe areas of the housing market rather than its core, stated Caron S. Stallard, first vice-president of the Mortgage Bankers Association of America.

If a man totally ignorant of America were to judge our land and its civilization based on Hollywood alone, what conclusions do you think he might come to??

The rough-skinned newt ( Taricha granulosa ) from North America and other members of its genus contain the neurotoxin tetrodotoxin ( TTX ), the most toxic non-protein substance known and almost identical to that produced by pufferfish.

In the third verse ( see above ), the author scolds the materialistic and self-serving robber barons of her day, and urges America to live up to its noble ideals and to honor, with both word and deed, the memory of those who died for their country.

* Lynn Sherr's 2001 book America the Beautiful discusses the origins of the song and the backgrounds of its authors in depth.

The Articles of Confederation, formally the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, was an agreement among the 13 founding states that established the United States of America as a confederation of sovereign states and served as its first constitution.

This led to americium being located right below its twin lanthanide element europium ; it was thus by analogy named after another continent, America: " The name americium ( after the Americas ) and the symbol Am are suggested for the element on the basis of its position as the sixth member of the actinide rare-earth series, analogous to europium, Eu, of the lanthanide series.

* 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.

In some expressions it retains this pan-American sense, but its usage has evolved over time and, for various historical reasons, the word came to denote people or things specifically from the United States of America.

For example, the word " Amerika " in German has a one-to-one equivalence to its meaning in modern English: it may denote North America, South America, or both, and in some instances refers to the United States only.

The Andes rose to fame for its mineral wealth during the Spanish conquest of South 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.

It is a popular snack sold in Mexico, sometimes mixed with chocolate or puffed rice, and its use has spread to Europe and parts of North America.

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

Colloquially referred to as the New World, this second super continent came to be termed " America ", probably deriving its name from the feminized Latin version of Vespucci's first name .< ref > Rival explanations have been proposed ( see Arciniegas, Germán.

* 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.

Having effected a separation from England and its cultural icons, America was left without history -- or heroes on which to base a shared sense of their social selves.

In the years following the Revolution the poetic device " Columbia " was used as a symbol of both Columbus and America, King's College of New York changed its name in 1792 to Columbia, and the new capitol in Washington was subtitled District of Columbia.