The Gadsden Purchase was a strip of territory the United States purchased from Mexico following negotiations in 1853. The land was purchased because it was considered to be a good route for a railroad across the Southwest to California.
Bolognese. adj. 1. (Placename) of or relating to Bologna or its inhabitants. n. 2. (Placename) a native or inhabitant of Bologna. (ËboÊ lÉËniz, -Ënis, -lÉnËyiz, -Ëyis). adj., n., pl. -gnese. adj.
Monfalcone (in the local Bisiac dialect: MofalcÃ²n, Slovenie: TrÅ¾iÄ, German: Falkenberg) is a toun an comune o the province o Gorizia (Friuli-Venezia Giulia, northren Italy), locatit on the coast o the Gulf o Trieste. Monfalcone means Munt o Falcon in Italian.