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(Encyclopedia) WahiawaWahiawawäˌhēəwäˈ [key], residential city (1990 pop. 17,386), Honolulu co., Hawaii, on central Oahu, in an area that produces pineapple. It is a commercial and trucking center…Great Society
(Encyclopedia) Great Society, in U.S. history, term for the domestic policies of President Lyndon Johnson. In his first State of the Union message, he called for a war on poverty and the creation of…Wilderness campaign
(Encyclopedia) Wilderness campaign, in the American Civil War, a series of engagements (May–June, 1864) fought in the Wilderness region of Virginia. Early in May, 1864, the Northern commander in…State of the Union Address: Woodrow Wilson (December 7, 1915)
Woodrow Wilson (December 7, 1915) GENTLEMEN OF THE CONGRESS: Since I last had the privilege of addressing you on the state of the Union the war of nations on the other side of the sea, which had…1999 U.S. 500
Date— Sunday, July 25, 1999, at Michigan International Speedway. Distance— 500 miles; Course— 2 mile oval; Field—26 cars; Winner's average speed— 186.097 mph; Margin of victory— 0.032…Barbie, Klaus
(Encyclopedia) Barbie, Klaus, 1913–91, Nazi war criminal known as the “Butcher of Lyons.” As Gestapo chief in Lyons, France (1942–44), he was responsible for the deaths of French Resistance members…Collected Inaugural Addresses of U.S. Presidents: William Howard Taft
Theodore Roosevelt Woodrow Wilson William Howard Taft Inaugural Address Thursday, March 4, 1909 My Fellow-Citizens: ANYONE who has taken the oath I have just taken must feel a heavy…Gatling, Richard Jordan
(Encyclopedia) Gatling, Richard Jordan, 1818–1903, American inventor, b. Winton, N.C. He invented agricultural implements, which he manufactured in St. Louis, and then studied medicine in Indiana and…heliograph
(Encyclopedia) heliographheliographhēˈlēəgrăf [key] [Gr.,=sun-writer], signaling device using flashes of sunlight. It has two mirrors that are used to reflect sunlight on a distant point and a…Hurley, Patrick Jay
(Encyclopedia) Hurley, Patrick Jay, 1883–1963, U.S. cabinet officer, b. Choctaw Territory (now in Oklahoma). Hurley practiced law in Tulsa, Okla., was (1912–17) national attorney for the Choctaw…Trending
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