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Iraq War Casualties

Number of U.S. troops in Iraq at the end of 2007: 162,000 Number of casualties for 2007 U.S. troops (through Dec. 31): 901 Iraqi…

Iraq War Casualties

This page provides information about the number of U.S. troops in Iraq, including how many were killed, as well as Iraqi casualties. Estimated number of U.S. troops in…

Iraq War Casualties

This page provides information about the number of U.S. troops in Iraq, including how many were killed, as well as Iraqi casualties. Estimated number of U.S. troops in…

Fighting Words: An Iraq War Glossary

Collateral damage:A military euphemism for civilian deaths. Decapitation strike:To remove a regime’s leadership and thereby curtail warfare. The U.S. military attempted a decapitation strike…

World War I

(Encyclopedia) World War I, 1914–18, also known as the Great War, conflict, chiefly in Europe, among most of the great Western powers. It was the largest war the world had yet seen. World War I…

Orozco, José Clemente

(Encyclopedia) Orozco, José ClementeOrozco, José Clementehōsāˈ klāmānˈtā ōrōˈskō [key], 1883–1949, Mexican muralist, genre painter, and lithographer, grad. Mexican National Agricultural School. He…

African-American Population

America's historic Black population In 1790, when the first census was taken, African Americans numbered about 760,000—about 19% of the population. In 1860, at the start of the Civil War, the…

Caso, Alfonso

(Encyclopedia) Caso, AlfonsoCaso, Alfonsoälfōnˈsō käˈsō [key], 1896–1970, Mexican archaeologist. An authority on the ancient high civilizations of Mexico, he directed explorations at Mitla and Monte…

Mexico, Gulf of

(Encyclopedia) Mexico, Gulf of, arm of the Atlantic Ocean, c.700,000 sq mi (1,813,000 sq km), SE North America. The Gulf stretches more than 1,100 mi (1,770 km) from west to east and c.800 mi (1,290…