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City of Rocks National Reserve
(Encyclopedia)City of Rocks National Reserve: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Homestead National Monument of America
(Encyclopedia)Homestead National Monument of America: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...National Science Foundation
(Encyclopedia)National Science Foundation (NSF), an independent agency in the executive branch of the U.S. federal government concerned with promoting a national science policy by supporting basic research and educ...National Forest System
(Encyclopedia)National Forest System, federally owned reserves, c.191 million acres (77.4 million hectares), administered by the Forest Service of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. The system is made up of 155 nationa...Native American languages
(Encyclopedia)Native American languages, languages of the native peoples of the Western Hemisphere and their descendants. A number of the Native American languages that were spoken at the time of the European arriv...American literature
(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 established socia...Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
(Encyclopedia)Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, accredited institution of higher education; in New York City; coeducational; chartered and opened in 1859. Founded by Peter Cooper, it pioneered in...National Theatre of Great Britain
(Encyclopedia)National Theatre of Great Britain: see Royal National Theatre. ...American Samoa
(Encyclopedia)American Samoa, officially Territory of American Samoa, unincorporated territory of the United States (2015 est. pop. 56,000), comprising the eastern half of the Samoa island chain in the South Pacifi...Audubon Society, National
(Encyclopedia)Audubon Society, National, one of the oldest and best-known U.S. environmental organizations; founded 1886 by George Cird Grinnell and named for John James Audubon. The nonprofit organization, which h...Browse by Subject
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