Hard- line elements of the Soviet government and military begin a coup attempt against president Mikhail Gorbachev.
The coup attempt signified a decline in Gorbachev's power and influence while one of his most ardent opponents Bov is yelt sin , came out of the event with more power than ever.
The father of history is Herodotus
Frontier--the land beyond the settled and established areas of the US was referred to as the frontier regardless of movement west.
The idea of the frontier and people willing to take the risk to settle it contributed to basic values of risk-taking, hard work, individualism, and progress essential to the creation of the US.
Coal was a natural resource that contributed to the growth of industry in the United States.