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Christmas in America

Welcome to a festive exploration of Christmas traditions in the United States! This quiz will test your knowledge about the unique ways Christmas is celebrated across the country. Whether you're a…

Tournament of the Americas

First RoundSecond RoundSemifinalsBronze MedalGold Medal The Pre-Olympic Tournament of the Americas was held at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 14-25, 1999. The…

Mercer, Hugh

(Encyclopedia) Mercer, HughMercer, Hughmûrˈsər [key], c.1725–1777, American Revolutionary general, b. Aberdeen, Scotland. A physician, he was a surgeon in the forces of Charles Edward Stuart (the…

Hampton, Wade, American planter and soldier

(Encyclopedia) Hampton, Wade, c.1752–1835, American planter and soldier, b. Halifax co., Va. He served in the American Revolution and took part in South Carolina politics, opposing the ratification…

Johnson, Guy

(Encyclopedia) Johnson, Guy, c.1740–1788, Loyalist leader in colonial New York, b. Ireland. He emigrated to America as a boy and married (1763) a daughter of Sir William Johnson, whom he succeeded as…

Rowson, Susanna Haswell

(Encyclopedia) Rowson, Susanna HaswellRowson, Susanna Haswellrouˈsən [key], 1762–1824, American author and actress, b. England. She was brought to America as a young child, but after the Revolution,…

Gibault, Pierre

(Encyclopedia) Gibault, PierreGibault, Pierrepyĕr zhēbōˈ [key], 1737–1804, Roman Catholic missionary priest in America, patriot in the American Revolution, b. Montreal. He was sent (1768) to the…

Gray, Robert

(Encyclopedia) Gray, Robert, 1755–1806, American sea captain, discoverer of the Columbia River, b. Tiverton, R.I. He probably served in the Continental navy in the American Revolution. In 1787 he and…

Thistlewood, Arthur

(Encyclopedia) Thistlewood, Arthur, 1770–1820, British conspirator. He acquired revolutionary views while traveling in France and America and, after his return to England, joined the revolutionary…

Warren, John

(Encyclopedia) Warren, John, 1753–1815, American surgeon, b. Roxbury, Mass.; grad. Harvard, 1771; brother of Joseph Warren. A leading surgeon of his time in New England, he served in the Revolution…