<span>The original Constitution had senators being picked by state legislators. The Senate was supposed to be the 'more deliberative' house, the adult supervision for the House of Representatives. In 1913 the 17th amendment went into effect, allowing senators to be elected directly by the people.</span>
The Central Powers consisted of Austria-Hungary, Germany, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire.
The Alliance Powers consisted of Serbia, Russia, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Belgium, and the United States.
Astronomy is the oldest of the sciences, and quite possiblythe oldest use of astronomy is navigating by the stars. This craft dates fromprehistoric times among humans, and is even practiced by certain animals.
For example, during the 1960s, a study undertaken by New York's Cornell Lab of Ornithology demonstratedthrough use of planetarium simulations that the indigo bunting, a brilliantly blue bird of old fields and roadsides, migratesat night using the stars for guidance. It learns its orientation tothe night sky from its experience as a young bird observing the stars.
Some primitive tribesaccomplished amazing feats of pathfinding using only the sky as their guide.The Māori came to New Zealand from eastern Polynesia, probably in several waves between the years 1280 to 1300. With no instruments ortables to consult, they very carefully observed the night sky as well localweather patterns and ocean currents.
Relying on the stars
In today's modern world, private andcommercial aircraft depend on a complex network of radio, satellite, inertialand other navigationsystems. But should any or all of these systems fail, the starry sky canserve as the last resort.
<span>These were all southeast Asian kingdoms. More specifically, they were in the North and South Vietnam areas. These were competing factions that constantly were struggling with each other for power during the 1400s and 1500s, and were looking to get a foothold on power in the southern part of the Asian continent.</span>
