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Algerine War
(Encyclopedia) Algerine WarAlgerine Warălˈjərēnˌ [key], early 19th-century conflict between Algiers and the United States. The Tripolitan War (1801–5) had brought a temporary halt to the pirate…World War I Timeline
Imperial, territorial, and economic rivalries led to the “Great War” between the Central Powers and the Allies. About 10 million combatants killed, 20 million wounded. These are key dates in the…At the Movies with the Civil War
The following is a list of movies featuring the Civil War by Jennie Wood Related Links Battle of Gettysburg Fact Sheet…Casualties in World War I
This page provides information about the number of troops in World War I, including how many were killed, wounded, or taken prisoner. The data is divided by each nation that participated in the war…Mexican art and architecture
(Encyclopedia) Mexican art and architecture, works of art and structures produced in the area that is now the country of Mexico. Such arts were already highly developed in the ancient civilizations…Querétaro, city, Mexico
(Encyclopedia) QuerétaroQuerétarokārāˈtärō [key], officially Santiago de Querétaro, city (1990 pop. 385,503) and capital of Querétaro de Arteaga state, central Mexico. It is a distribution center…Cold War on the Courts
U.S. and Russian basketball teams play the most controversial game in Olympic history by Gerry Brown Russian Aleksander Belov scores the controversial winning basket in 1972. (Source: AP)…War of 1812
(Encyclopedia) War of 1812, armed conflict between the United States and Great Britain, 1812–15. It followed a period of great stress between the two nations as a result of the treatment of neutral…pink bollworm
(Encyclopedia) pink bollworm, destructive larva of a moth, Pectinophora gossypiella. Probably of Native American origin, it is a serious pest of cotton in the S United States, chiefly along the…Burnet, David Gouverneur
(Encyclopedia) Burnet, David GouverneurBurnet, David Gouverneurgŭvˌən&oobreve;rˈ bûrˈnĭt [key], 1788–1870, provisional president of Texas (1836), b. Newark, N.J.; son of William Burnet (1730–91…Trending
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