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U.S. History: A New Nation
The early 19th century was a pivotal period for the United States, marked by war and conflict, but also by innovation and progress. From the Louisiana Purchase to the Mexican-American War, from the…Women's National Basketball Association
Final WNBA StandingsWNBA Regular Season Individual LeadersWNBA Annual AwardsWNBA PlayoffsWNBA 2001 Attendance2001 FIBA SuproLeague Championships2000-2001 SeasonU.S. Men's National Team
2001 Schedule and Results2001 U.S. Men's National Team Statistics2001 FIFA Under-17 World Championship2000-01 Season U.S. Women's National TeamJudd, Gerrit Parmele
(Encyclopedia) Judd, Gerrit Parmele, 1803–73, missionary and statesman, b. Paris, N.Y. He arrived in Hawaii as a medical missionary. He ended his mission service in 1842 and became a Hawaiian…Girgashite
(Encyclopedia) GirgashiteGirgashitegûrˈgəshīt [key] or GirgasiteGirgashite–sīt [key], in the Bible, Canaanite nation, whose land was occupied by Israel.Newtown
(Encyclopedia) Newtown, town (1990 pop. 20,779), Fairfield co., SW Conn., on the Housatonic; inc. 1711. Pressure gauges, plastics, and paper and metal products are made, and dairy and fruit farms are…Amtrak
(Encyclopedia) Amtrak, the National Railroad Passenger Corp., authorized to operate virtually all intercity passenger railroad routes in the United States. Amtrak was created by Congress in 1970 in…Hakluyt, Richard
(Encyclopedia) Hakluyt, RichardHakluyt, Richardhăkˈl&oomacr;t, hăkˈəlwĭt [key], 1552?–1616, English geographer. He graduated in 1574 from Oxford, where he later lectured on geography. A…Illinois, indigenous people of North America
(Encyclopedia) IllinoisIllinoisĭlˌənoiˈ, –noizˈ [key], confederation of Native North Americans, comprising the Cahokia, the Kaskaskia, the Michigamea, the Moingwena, the Peoria, and the Tamaroa…Marquette, Jacques
(Encyclopedia) Marquette, JacquesMarquette, Jacqueszhäk märkĕtˈ [key], 1637–75, French missionary and explorer in North America, a Jesuit priest. He was sent to New France in 1666 and studied Native…Trending
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