The former Western State of Nigeria was formed in 1967 when the Western Region was subdivided into the states of Lagos and Western State. Its capital was Ibadan, which was the capital of the old region. 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Western Region was a subdivison of the federation of Nigeria until 1967. ... Lagos State, Nigeria was created on May 27, 1967. ... Location of Ibadan in Nigeria Ibadan is the largest city and the capital of Oyo State in Nigeria. ...
In 1976 the state was subdivided into three new states, Ogun, Ondo and Oyo. 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Ogun State is a state in South-western Nigeria. ... Ondo State, Nigeria was created on 3 February 1976 from the former Western State. ... Oyo State is an inland state in south-western Nigeria, with its capital at Ibadan. ...
Westerns, by definition, are set in the American West, almost always in the 19th century, generally between the Antebellum period and the turn of the century.
Western fiction got its start in the "penny dreadfuls" and later the "dime novels" that first began to be published in the mid-nineteenth century.
An offshoot of the western genre is the "post-apocalyptic" western, in which a future society, struggling to rebuild after a major catastrophe, is portrayed in a manner very similar to the 19th century frontier.
Red states show the core of the West, states shown as pink may or may not be included in the West, and thus their inclusion or exclusion varies from source to source.
Mount Whitney, at 4,421 metres (14,505 feet) the tallest peak in the contiguous 48 states, is in the Sierra Nevada.
Hawaii is the only state in the union in which Asian Americans outnumber residents of European stock, and Asians from many countries have settled in California and other coastal states in several waves of immigration since the 1800s.
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