colonies

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Missile defense systems, orbital data centers, asteroid mining and Mars colonies: The final frontier beckons with untold riches and glory that Rocket Lab and others are racing to claim.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Its independence from the French was proclaimed in 1804, just two decades after the American colonies signed the Treaty of Paris.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

"It is clear the seabird colonies of the Forth now face unprecedented challenges, most notably from wind turbines, pollution, overfishing and disease," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The decrees, the first of which were written under Louis XIV, ruled over the lives of enslaved people in the colonies.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Some years later when the colonies began fighting to separate from Britain, the Cherokee again found themselves in the middle of warring nations seeking to enlist them as allies.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz