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America’s Best Hospitals, 2013

The annual U.S. News & World Report list of the United States' best hospitals is prepared by the National Opinion Research Center at the University of…

America’s Best Hospitals, 2014

The annual U.S. News & World Report list of the United States' best hospitals is prepared by the National Opinion Research Center at the University of…

America’s Best Hospitals, 2015

The annual U.S. News & World Report list of the United States' best hospitals is prepared by the National Opinion Research Center at the University of…

The Presidents of the United States of America

rock group Despite their name, and having performed at the Democratic National Convention, the group claims no political affiliation. In fact, the name was merely the last in a series of names—last…

Who Owns Guns in America?

The Question: What is the percent of U.S. households that own guns? The Answer: A Gallup poll quoted by the Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics asked U.S.…

United Mine Workers of America

(Encyclopedia) United Mine Workers of America (UMW), international labor union formed (1890) by the amalgamation of the National Progressive Union (organized 1888) and the mine locals under the…

Gage, Thomas, English general in North America

(Encyclopedia) Gage, Thomas, 1721–87, English general in North America. He came to America (1754) with Gen. Edward Braddock and took part in the ill-fated expedition against Fort Duquesne (1755).…

Colville, indigenous people of North America

(Encyclopedia) ColvilleColvillekŏlˈvĭl [key], indigenous people of North America whose language belongs to the Salishan branch of the Algonquian-Wakashan linguistic stock (see Native American…

Great Lakes, North America

(Encyclopedia) Great Lakes, group of five freshwater lakes, central North America, creating a natural border between the United States and Canada and forming the largest body of freshwater in the…

Alabama, indigenous people of North America

(Encyclopedia) AlabamaAlabamaăləbămˈə [key], indigenous people of North America whose language belongs to the Muskogean branch of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic stock (see Native American languages).…