The El MozoteEl MozoteEl Mozote is a village in the Morazán Department in El Salvador. It was the site of the El Mozote massacre during the civil war in December 1981 when nearly 1,000 civilians were killed by a Salvadoran Army unit known as the Atlácatl Battalion. What was happening in El Salvador during the […]

Area codes 415 and 628 are telephone area codes in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) for the city of San Francisco and its northern suburbs in Marin County (across the Golden Gate), and the northeast corner of San Mateo County in the U.S. state of California. Which country code is this 628? Area code […]

There is not a state with the nickname “The Falcon State,” but Vermont license tags have a peregrine falcon on them. What state is known as the Freedom state? Marylanders opposed prohibition because they believed it violated their state’s rights. The “Free State” nickname also represents Maryland’s long tradition of political freedom and religious tolerance. […]

Pacific Standard Time Current: PDT — Pacific Daylight Time Next Change: PST — Pacific Standard Time Current Offset: UTC/GMT -7 hours Difference: 3 hours behind New York Is California on EDT or PST? Pacific Standard Time California uses Pacific Standard Time (PST) during standard time and Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) during Daylight Saving Time (DST). […]

San Francisco, California gets 25 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year. San Francisco averages 0 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year. What is the average monthly rainfall in San Francisco? Average Rainfall for San Francisco […]

Why Do They Call It Subway Tile? You might be wondering, why are subway tiles called subway tiles? The answer: They were first used in New York subway stations. When designers were tasked with designing a surface that was both low-maintenance and bright for the first subway station in 1904, subway tile was born. Where […]

PEI’s motto is “parva sub ingenti”. It means the small under the protection of the great. PEI is Canada’s smallest province. What is Prince Edward Islands nickname? Garden of the Gulf Its location, along with the island’s fertile red soil, has given Prince Edward Island two nicknames: the “Garden of the Gulf” (referring to the […]

Is Costa Rica expensive to eat? Eating out in Costa Rica will cost more than you might think, and has become even more expensive over the past few years. Main dishes start at around $10 in San Jose, and can be double that in popular coastal towns. How much is a can of Coke in […]

The region has a population density of 16 people per square mile, making it the least densely populated region in Texas and significantly less populated than the state average of 108 people per square mile.…Education. Year West Region Texas 2013 83.0% 88.0% What region has the lowest population? Greenland is the least densely populated territory […]

History. Prior to the 1850s, Nob Hill was called California Hill (after California Street, which climbs its steep eastern face), but was renamed after the Central Pacific Railroad’s Big Four – known as the Nobs – who built their mansions on the hill.City-county: Why is Nob Hill called that? The name refers to its earliest […]