1 Bacilli (or bacillus for a single cell) are rod-shaped bacteria. 2  Spirilla (or spirillum for a single cell) are curved bacteria which can range from a gently curved shape to a corkscrew-like spiral. 3  Many spirilla are rigid and capable of movement.or rod-shaped or filamentous bacteria, length is 1-10 Âµm and diameter is 0.25-1 .0 Âµm. 1  E. coli, a bacillus of about average size is 1.1 to 1.5 Âµm wide by 2.0 to 6.0 Âµm long. 2  Spirochaetes occasionally reach 500 Âµm in length and the cyanobacterium. 3  Oscillatoria is about 7 Âµm in diameter.
Elsewhere in the United States, the emancipation of slaves is celebrated in Florida (May 20), Puerto Rico (March 22) and Texas (June 19).y 1860, there were about four million slaves in the United States. On April 16, 1862, Abraham Lincoln, who was the US president at the time, signed the Compensated Emancipation Act, which freed more than 3000 slaves in the District of Columbia.
Independence Day in the United States. Independence Day is annually celebrated on July 4 and is often known as the Fourth of July. It is the anniversary of the publication of the declaration of independence from Great Britain in 1776. Patriotic displays and family events are organized throughout the United States.