History
| mi | km | |
|---|---|---|
| CA | 314 | 505 |
| AZ | 401 | 645 |
| NM | 487 | 784 |
| TX | 186 | 299 |
| OK | 432 | 695 |
| KS | 13 | 21 |
| MO | 317 | 510 |
| IL | 301 | 484 |
| Total in 1926 | 2448 | 3940 |
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Famous quotes containing the word history:
“It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature.”
—Henry James (1843–1916)
“The history of progress is written in the blood of men and women who have dared to espouse an unpopular cause, as, for instance, the black man’s right to his body, or woman’s right to her soul.”
—Emma Goldman (1869–1940)
“The history of American politics is littered with bodies of people who took so pure a position that they had no clout at all.”
—Ben C. Bradlee (b. 1921)