The Hells Canyon Wilderness is a 217,927-acre area that was designated by Congress in 1975. The Snake River splits the wilderness in half, with the Idaho side being smaller than the Oregon side. The canyon is carved by the Snake River and is the deepest gorge in North America.

The Emancipation Proclamation, issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, had many effects, including:

The proclamation declared that all enslaved people in the Confederate states still in rebellion were free. The proclamation declared that all enslaved people in the Confederate states still in rebellion were free.

The Acol system is used in the card game bridge. It's a natural bidding system that's commonly used in British tournament play and other parts of the world.

The movie National Lampoon's Animal House is set in 1962. The movie is about the Delta Tau Chi fraternity at Faber College, which is known for being raunchy and breaking rules. The dean of Faber College, Vernon Wormer, wants to expel the entire fraternity, but the fraternity has other plans for him. The movie was filmed in Eugene, Oregon in the fall of 1977.