Robert de La Salle claimed the Louisiana Territory for FRANCE 1763: The French ceded the Louisiana Territory to SPAIN after being defeated in the Seven Years' War. 1800: Spain returned the Louisiana Territory to France with pressure from FRANCE. 1803: France sold the Louisiana Territory to THE UNITED STATES for 15 million dollars.
Although Jews have maintained a constant presence in the Land of Israel, the modern concept of Zionism - which led to the formation of the State of Israel - has its roots in nineteenth century Europe.
Answer: North-eastern Africa + Near East. A space between Egypt and Mesopotamia. First civilizations were born there, it was there were (probably) agricultural revolution started, where first writing were invented. The first civilized people we are able to identify there are Sumerians and pre-Sumerians (in spite of that we do not know many things about them).
Explanation: territories of today´s Egypt, Izrael, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Jordania, Iraq and partly Turkey.
The performer that was not killed in a 1959 plane crash was Waylon Jennings. The accident is known as "The day the music died".
The plane crash took place on Tuesday, February 3, 1959, when rock and roll composers and musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper ("JP" Richardson), along with the pilot Roger Peterson, were carrying out a tour by the United States. Their Beechcraft Bonanza four-seat plane crashed into a corn field in the small rural town of Clear Lake (Cerro Gordo County) in the state of Iowa. All them passed away.
