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Armstrong, John, 1717?–1795, American pioneer
(Encyclopedia)Armstrong, John, 1717?–1795, American pioneer, known as the “hero of Kittanning,” b. Co. Fermanagh, Ireland. He laid out the town of Carlisle, Pa. In 1756 he led the expedition that destroyed Ki...Fish, Hamilton, 1888–1991, American politician
(Encyclopedia)Fish, Hamilton, 1888–1991: see Fish, family. ...Fish, Hamilton, 1926–96, American politician
(Encyclopedia)Fish, Hamilton, 1926–96: see Fish, family. ...American Samoa, The National Park of
(Encyclopedia)American Samoa, The National Park of, c.9,000 acres (3,645 hectares), American Samoa, S Pacific Ocean. Comprising areas on the islands of Ofu, Ta'u, and Tutuila, the park features the only paleotropic...American Standard Code for Information Interchange
(Encyclopedia)American Standard Code for Information Interchange: see ASCII. ...Fair Oaks, American Civil War battle
(Encyclopedia)Fair Oaks: see Peninsular campaign. ...Morris, Robert, 1931–2018, American artist
(Encyclopedia)Morris, Robert (Robert Eugene Morris), 1931–2018, American artist, b. Kansas City, Mo., studied Kansas City Art Institute, California School of Fine Arts, Reed College. He settled in New York City i...National Museum of the American Indian
(Encyclopedia)National Museum of the American Indian, institution devoted to the collection, preservation, and presentation of the culture of the indigenous populations of the Western Hemisphere, a division of the ...Boston African American National Historic Site
(Encyclopedia)Boston African American National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Winthrop, John, 1714–79, American scientist
(Encyclopedia)Winthrop, John, 1714–79, American scientist, b. Boston, Mass., grad. Harvard, 1732. Because of his study of earthquakes, he is sometimes called the founder of seismology. He made scientific observat...Browse by Subject
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