Caribbean South America Mexico and Central America colonization On 27 January 1944 Soviet troops launched a major offensive that expelled German forces from the Leningrad region thereby ending the longest and most lethal siege in history the following Soviet offensive was halted on the pre-war Estonian border by the German Army Group North aided by Estonians hoping to re-establish national independence This delay slowed subsequent Soviet operations in the Baltic Sea region by late May 1944 the Soviets had liberated Crimea largely expelled Axis forces from Ukraine and made incursions into Romania which were repulsed by the Axis troops the Allied offensives in Italy had succeeded and at the expense of allowing several German divisions to retreat on 4 June Rome was captured. . A graph showing the major sectors of the Houston economy The 1992 Republican National Convention was held at the Astrodome in August of that year the Astros accommodated the convention by taking a month-long road trip. . Ezekiel W Cullen Building at the University of Houston, Average precipitation days (= 0.01 in) 7.2 7.8 9.6 11.5 12.2 10.7 10.3 8.4 9.5 11.8 10.4 7.8 117.2, Roadways Energy and oil (15 companies) Further information: Geographic areas of Houston and List of Houston neighborhoods.
. The racial and ethnic makeup of the county was 41.8% Hispanic or Latino the population was 31.4% non-Hispanic white 19.5% non-Hispanic black 1.1% Native American 7.0% Asian 0.1% Pacific Islander [Harris County Demographics]. Texans have historically had difficulties traversing Texas due to the state's large size and rough terrain Texas has compensated by building both America's largest highway and railway systems in length the regulatory authority the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) maintains the state's immense highway system regulates aviation and public transportation systems.
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