the word chemistry is a pure chemical substance consisting of one type of atom distinguished by its atomic number, which is the number of protons in its nucleus. Familiar exam â¦ ples of elements include carbon, oxygen, aluminum, iron, copper, gold, mercury, and lead. hope that was helpful!
Having attended West Point, Fannin was commissioned a colonel in the Texas Regular Army and raised the Georgia Battalion, primarily volunteers from Macon and Columbus. In 1836 at the Spanish fort at Goliad, on the banks of the San Antonio River, Fanninâs men surrendered to a superior force of Mexicans.
Colonel Tom Parkerâthe title was awarded to him by Louisiana Governor Jimmie Davis in 1948 for political services renderedâclaimed until 1982 to have been born in West Virginia. In fact he was a Dutchman, and the circumstances under which he left the Netherlands in 1929 remain a puzzle to this day. Photo: Wikicommons.