Annapolis, Maryland | Wikipedia audio article |
![]() |
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
Annapolis, Maryland 00:01:27 1 History 00:01:36 1.1 Colonial and early United States (1649–1808) 00:06:38 1.2 Civil War era (1849 – late 1800s) 00:07:10 1.3 Contemporary era (1900s–present) 00:09:29 1.3.1 2007 Annapolis Conference 00:10:03 1.4 Railway 00:11:13 2 Notable institutions 00:11:23 2.1 The State House 00:12:15 2.2 United States Naval Academy 00:12:36 2.3 St. John's College 00:13:15 2.4 Theater 00:15:20 2.5 Museums, historical sites, and monuments 00:17:32 2.6 Other 00:17:58 3 Geography and climate 00:19:10 4 Demographics 00:19:19 4.1 2010 census 00:21:31 4.2 2000 census 00:24:36 5 Economy 00:24:54 6 Transportation 00:25:03 6.1 Bus 00:25:41 7 Government 00:25:49 7.1 City government 00:26:23 7.2 State government 00:26:46 8 Education 00:28:00 9 Sports 00:28:25 10 Parks and recreation 00:28:50 11 Publications 00:29:09 12 Notable people 00:33:51 13 Neighborhoods and suburbs 00:34:01 14 Sister cities 00:34:39 15 See also Listening is a more natural way of learning, when compared to reading. Written language only began at around 3200 BC, but spoken language has existed long ago. Learning by listening is a great way to: - increases imagination and understanding - improves your listening skills - improves your own spoken accent - learn while on the move - reduce eye strain Now learn the vast amount of general knowledge available on Wikipedia through audio (audio article). You could even learn subconsciously by playing the audio while you are sleeping! If you are planning to listen a lot, you could try using a bone conduction headphone, or a standard speaker instead of an earphone. You can find other Wikipedia audio articles too at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuKfABj2eGyjH3ntPxp4YeQ You can upload your own Wikipedia articles through: https://github.com/nodef/wikipedia-tts "The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing." - Socrates SUMMARY ======= Annapolis () is the capital of the U.S. state of Maryland, as well as the county seat of Anne Arundel County. Situated on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River, 25 miles (40 km) south of Baltimore and about 30 miles (50 km) east of Washington, D.C., Annapolis is part of the Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area. Its population was measured at 38,394 by the 2010 census. This city served as the seat of the Confederation Congress (former Second Continental Congress) and temporary national capital of the United States in 1783–1784. At that time, General George Washington came before the body convened in the new Maryland State House and resigned his commission as commander of the Continental Army. A month later, the Congress ratified the Treaty of Paris of 1783, ending the American Revolutionary War, with Great Britain recognizing the independence of the United States. The city and state capitol was also the site of the 1786 Annapolis Convention, which issued a call to the states to send delegates for the Constitutional Convention to be held the following year in Philadelphia. Over 220 years later, the Annapolis Peace Conference, was held in 2007. Annapolis is the home of St. John's College, founded 1696; the United States Naval Academy, established 1845, is adjacent to the city limits. |