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Ghent, Treaty of
(Encyclopedia) Ghent, Treaty of, 1814, agreement ending the War of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain. It was signed at Ghent, Belgium, on Dec. 24, 1814, and ratified by the U.S. Senate…Washington, DC
Created municipal corporation: Feb. 21, 1871 Mayor: Muriel Bowser (to Dec. 2018) Motto: Justitia omnibus (Justice to all) Flower: American beauty rose; Tree: Scarlet oak 2010…Tuskegee University
(Encyclopedia) Tuskegee University, at Tuskegee, Ala.; coeducational; chartered and opened 1881 by Booker T. Washington as Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute. It became Tuskegee Institute in…Bound Brook
(Encyclopedia) Bound Brook, borough (2020 pop. 10,030), Somerset co., N central N.J., on the Raritan River; settled 1681, inc. 1891. Largely…Uniontown
(Encyclopedia) Uniontown, city (1990 pop. 12,034), seat of Fayette co., SW Pa., near the W.Va. line; settled c.1767, inc. as a city 1916. It is a farm trade center and an industrial city. Formerly…Alabama claims
(Encyclopedia) Alabama claims, claims made by the U.S. government against Great Britain for the damage inflicted on Northern merchant ships during the American Civil War by the Alabama and other…Barney, Joshua
(Encyclopedia) Barney, JoshuaBarney, Joshuabärˈnē [key], 1759–1818, American naval officer and privateer, b. Baltimore. He entered the navy early in the American Revolution, engaged in many feats of…Adams, Charles Francis, 1807–86, American public official
(Encyclopedia) Adams, Charles Francis, 1807–86, American public official, minister to Great Britain (1861–68), b. Boston; son of John Quincy Adams. After a boyhood spent in various European capitals…Adams, Charles Francis, 1835–1915, American economist and historian
(Encyclopedia) Adams, Charles Francis, 1835–1915, American economist and historian, b. Boston; son of Charles Francis Adams (1807–86). In the Civil War he fought at Antietam and Gettysburg and was…XYZ Affair
(Encyclopedia) XYZ Affair, name usually given to an incident (1797–98) in Franco-American diplomatic relations. The United States had in 1778 entered into an alliance with France, but after the…Trending
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