Open era
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Open era or Open Era may refer to:
Open era or wide-open era, may also refer to:
- Open Era (tennis), the period since 1968 where professionals can compete in Grand Slams
- GlasnostGlasnostGlasnost was the policy of maximal publicity, openness, and transparency in the activities of all government institutions in the Soviet Union, together with freedom of information, introduced by Mikhail Gorbachev in the second half of the 1980s...
era, the increased openness in the Soviet Union from the mid-1980s
Open era or wide-open era, may also refer to:
- Open rangeRangelandRangelands are vast natural landscapes in the form of grasslands, shrublands, woodlands, wetlands, and deserts. Types of rangelands include tallgrass and shortgrass prairies, desert grasslands and shrublands, woodlands, savannas, chaparrals, steppes, and tundras...
era of the American Old WestAmerican Old WestThe American Old West, or the Wild West, comprises the history, geography, people, lore, and cultural expression of life in the Western United States, most often referring to the latter half of the 19th century, between the American Civil War and the end of the century...
when cattle were allowed to roam freely in many states - Early 20th century in many U.S. communities when gambling, prostitution, and/or other vices were tolerated by local governments. Among these communities were:
- Galveston, Texas
- Hot Springs, Arkansas