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Pullman National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Pullman National Monument: see Pullman (1;) National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

African National Congress

(Encyclopedia)African National Congress (ANC), the oldest black (now multiracial) political organization in South Africa; founded in 1912. Prominent in its opposition to apartheid, the organization began as a nonvi...

Brookhaven National Laboratory

(Encyclopedia)Brookhaven National Laboratory, scientific research center, at Upton (town of Brookhaven), Long Island, N.Y. It was founded in 1947 by Associated Universities, a management corporation sponsored by ni...

Royal National Theatre

(Encyclopedia)Royal National Theatre a government-funded repertory company based in London. Although the idea for such a company originated in the 19th cent., the National Theatre was not finally established until ...

Pipestone National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Pipestone National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Stonewall National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Stonewall National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Bandelier National Monument

(Encyclopedia)Bandelier National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Petersburg National Battlefield

(Encyclopedia)Petersburg National Battlefield: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Durango, city, United States

(Encyclopedia)Durango do͝orăngˈgō [key], city (2020 pop. 19,071), seat of La Plata co., SW Colo., on the ...

Mill Valley

(Encyclopedia)Mill Valley, city (1990 pop. 13,038), Marin co., W Calif., a suburb on Richardson Bay, an inlet of San Francisco Bay; inc. 1900. It is a residential community set in heavily timbered hills and valleys...