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Handlin, Oscar
(Encyclopedia) Handlin, Oscar, 1915–2011, American historian, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., grad. Brooklyn College (B.A., 1934). He received his Ph.D (1940) from Harvard and taught there from 1939 to 1984. Most…acculturation
(Encyclopedia) acculturation, culture changes resulting from contact among various societies over time. Contact may have distinct results, such as the borrowing of certain traits by one culture from…Cadman, Charles Wakefield
(Encyclopedia) Cadman, Charles Wakefield, 1881–1946, American composer, b. Johnstown, Pa. Although he is known to the public principally for two songs—From the Land of the Sky-blue Water, based on…Kechua
(Encyclopedia) Kechua: see Quechua; Native American languages.Nahuatl
(Encyclopedia) Nahuatl: see Nahuatlan; Native American languages.Asian Pacific Americans by the Numbers
From the U.S. Census Bureau Source: U.S. Census Bureau Related Links Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Origins of APA Heritage Month Famous Firsts by Asian Americans Asian-American…Montville
(Encyclopedia) Montville, town (1990 pop. 16,673), New London co., SE Conn.; founded 1670, inc. 1786. Paper products, sheet metal, computer circuit boards, tachometers, aluminum doors and windows,…South Charleston
(Encyclopedia) South Charleston, city (1990 pop. 13,645), Kanawha co., W W.Va., on the Kanawha River, in a highly industrialized area; settled 1782, inc. 1917. Machinery, electrical products,…fumitory
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Climbing fumitory, Adlumia fungosa fumitory, common name for some members of the Fumariaceae, a family of herbs native to much of the Old World, especially temperate Eurasia.…Thames, battle of the
(Encyclopedia) Thames, battle of the, engagement fought on the Thames River near Chatham, Ont. (Oct. 5, 1813), in the War of 1812. Gen. William H. Harrison led an American force of about 3,000…Trending
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