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The 50 States of America | U.S. State Information
Updated June 26, 2023 | Infoplease Staff Jump to: Maps & Flags | Trivia | Population & Geography | Economic & Social Comparisons The United States of America is composed of 50 states,…Saying "I Do" in England versus America
Saying "I Do" in England versus America The U.S. and England share many wedding traditions making their differences all the more interesting. by Jennie Wood …America's 25 Worst Highway Bottlenecks, 2012
Each year, the Daily Beast compiles a list of the country's worst bottlenecks using data supplied by INRIX, a traffic tracking and analyzing company. Their Traffic Index collects data from 100…Malaspina, Alejandro
(Encyclopedia) Malaspina, Alejandro or AlessandroMalaspina, Alejandro or Alessandroälāhänˈdrō mäläspēˈnä; älās-sänˈdrō [key], 1754–1810, Italian-Spanish naval officer and explorer, b. Mulazzo, Italy…Coe, Michael Douglas
(Encyclopedia) Coe, Michael Douglas, 1929–2019, American anthropologist, b. New York City, Ph.D. Harvard, 1959. Coe taught at Yale from 1960, becoming Charles J. MacCurdy Professor of Anthropology in…amaranth
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Green amaranth, Amaranthus retroflexus amaranthamaranthămˈərănthˌ [key] [Gr.,=unfading], common name for the Amaranthaceae (also commonly known as the pigweed family), a family…booby
(Encyclopedia) booby, common name for some members of the family Sulidae, large, streamlined sea birds. Tropical and subtropical members of the family are called boobies; those of northern waters are…World Health Organization
(Encyclopedia) World Health Organization (WHO), specialized agency of the United Nations, established in 1948, with its headquarters at Geneva. WHO admits all sovereign states (including those not…Monroe Doctrine
(Encyclopedia) Monroe Doctrine, principle of American foreign policy enunciated in President James Monroe's message to Congress, Dec. 2, 1823. It initially called for an end to European intervention…radio frequency
(Encyclopedia) radio frequency, range of electromagnetic waves with a frequency or wavelength suitable for communication uses. Some of these waves serve as carriers of the lower-frequency audio waves…Trending
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