John Brown (abolitionist) John Brown (May 9, 1800 â December 2, 1859) was an American abolitionist who believed armed insurrection was the only way to overthrow the institution of slavery in the United States. Brown first gained attention when he led small groups of volunteers during the Bleeding Kansas crisis of 1856.
Greenland (/ËÉ¡riËnlÉnd/; Greenlandic: Kalaallit Nunaat [kaËlaËÉ¬it ËnunaËt]; Danish: GrÃ¸nland [ËÉ¡ÊÉ¶nËlanË]) is an autonomous constituent country within the Kingdom of Denmark between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago.
Print this map. Greenland History. Greenland (about 80% ice covered) is the world's largest (non-continent) island, and it dominates the North Atlantic Ocean between North America and Europe It is geographically considered part of the North American continent.