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Borger
(Encyclopedia) Borger Borger bôrˈgər [key], city (2020 pop. 12,551), Hutchinson co., extreme N Tex., in the…Billerica
(Encyclopedia) Billerica Billerica bĭlrĭˈkə [key], town (2020 pop. 42,119), Middlesex co., NE Mass., on the Concord…mustang
(Encyclopedia) mustang [Sp. mesteño=a stray], small feral horse of the W United States. Mustangs are descended from escaped Native American horses, which in turn were descended from horses of North…Dearborn, Henry
(Encyclopedia) Dearborn, Henry, 1751–1829, American general and cabinet member, b. Hampton, N.H. He was a physician and became a captain of militia. When the American Revolution broke out, he led his…Sacajawea
(Encyclopedia) SacajaweaSacajaweasăkˌəjəwēˈə, səkäˌ– [key], SacagaweaSacajawea–gəwēˈə [key], or SakakaweaSacajawea–kəwēˈə [key], c.1788–1812?, Native North American woman who accompanied the Lewis…nicotiana
(Encyclopedia) nicotiananicotiananĭkōˌshēāˈnə [key], any plant of the genus Nicotiana of the family Solanaceae (nightshade family). Most species are herbs native to tropical America, although there…Dawes Act
(Encyclopedia) Dawes Act or General Allotment Act, 1887, passed by the U.S. Congress to provide for the granting of landholdings (allotments, usually 160 acres/65 hectares) to individual Native…Avellaneda, Nicolás
(Encyclopedia) Avellaneda, NicolásAvellaneda, Nicolásnēkōläsˈ ävāyänāˈᵺä [key], 1837–85, Argentine statesman, president of the republic (1874–80). As minister of justice, religion, and public…Standish, Miles
(Encyclopedia) Standish, Miles or Myles, c.1584–1656, American colonist, b. England. After serving as a soldier for a number of years, Standish accompanied the Pilgrims to America on the Mayflower (…Ute
(Encyclopedia) UteUtey&oomacr;t, y&oomacr;ˈtē [key], Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Shoshonean group of the Uto-Aztecan branch of the Aztec-Tanoan linguistic stock (see…Trending
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