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My Lai incident

(Encyclopedia)My Lai incident mē lī [key], a massacre of Vietnamese civilians by U.S. soldiers in the Vietnam War. On Mar. 16, 1968, a unit of the U.S. army's Americal division, led by Lt. William L. Calley, inva...

Washington, D.C.

(Encyclopedia)Washington, D.C., capital of the United States, coextensive (since 1878, when Georgetown became a part of Washington) with the District of ...

De Soto National Memorial

(Encyclopedia)De Soto National Memorial: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Father Marquette National Memorial

(Encyclopedia)Father Marquette National Memorial: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Federal Hall National Memorial

(Encyclopedia)Federal Hall National Memorial: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial

(Encyclopedia)Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Hamilton Grange National Memorial

(Encyclopedia)Hamilton Grange National Memorial: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

George Washington Memorial Parkway

(Encyclopedia)George Washington Memorial Parkway: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

General Grant National Memorial

(Encyclopedia)General Grant National Memorial: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Fort Clatsop National Memorial

(Encyclopedia)Fort Clatsop National Memorial, now part of Lewis and Clark National Historical Park. See National Parks and Monuments (table) ...