Erik the Red. Erik the Red, byname of Erik Thorvaldsson, Old Norse Eirik Rauð, Icelandic Eiríkur Rauði, (flourished 10th century, Norway?), founder of the first European settlement on Greenland (c. 985) and the father of Leif Eriksson, one of the first Europeans to reach North America.
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Valdosta is a city in and the county seat of Lowndes County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 Census, Valdosta has a total population of 54,518,[4] and is the 14th largest city in Georgia.[5]
Valdosta is the principal city of the Valdosta Metropolitan Statistical Area, which in 2010, had a population of 139,588.[6]
Valdosta is the home of Valdosta State University, a regional university in the University System of Georgia with over 10,900 students,[7] and Valdosta High School, home to the most winning football program in the United States.[8]
It is called the Azalea City as the plant grows in profusion there; the city hosts an annual Azalea Festival in March.
The progressive reforms were prompted by the progressives who included men and women who fought against ruthless big business and corporations, trusts and political machines and called for reforms to combat the evils of child labor, poor working conditions, health and safety, squalid living conditions, the rights of women and minority groups, unfair business practices and consumer protection.
