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ArizonaArizonaârˌəzōˈnə [key], state in the SW United States. It is bordered by Utah (N), New Mexico (E), Mexico (S), and, largely across the Colorado River, Nevada and…
(Encyclopedia) Democratic party, American political party; the oldest continuous political party in the United States.
In 1960, John F. Kennedy narrowly defeated the Republican candidate, Richard M…
(Encyclopedia) Republican party, American political party.
In 1980, the conservative Ronald Reagan, a former supporter of Barry Goldwater, regained the presidency for the Republicans and…
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MassachusettsMassachusettsmăsəch&oomacr;ˈsĭts [key], most populous of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by New York (W), Vermont and New…
(Encyclopedia) Civil War, in U.S. history, conflict (1861–65) between the Northern states (the Union) and the Southern states that seceded from the Union and formed the Confederacy. It is generally…
(Encyclopedia) American art, the art of the North American colonies and of the United States. There are separate articles on American architecture, North American Native art, pre-Columbian art and…
(Encyclopedia) Nobel Prizes
Year
Peace
Chemistry
Physics
Physiology or Medicine
Literature
1901
J. H. Dunant
Frédéric Passy
J. H. van't Hoff
W. C. Roentgen
E. A. von Behring
R. F. A. Sully-…
(Encyclopedia) American literature, literature in English produced in what is now the United States of America.
The years immediately after World War I brought a highly vocal rebellion against…