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Patrimony of Saint Peter

(Encyclopedia)Patrimony of Saint Peter: see Papal States. ...

Space Force, United States

(Encyclopedia)Space Force, United States (USSF), military force that forms a separate service within the U.S. Dept. of the Air Force, est. Dec. 20, 2019, by act of Congress. The head of the Space Force is the Chief...

Victor Emmanuel II

(Encyclopedia)Victor Emmanuel II, 1820–78, king of Sardinia (1849–61) and first king of united Italy (1861–78). He fought in the war of 1848–49 against Austrian rule in Lombardy-Venetia and ascended the thr...

Organization of American States

(Encyclopedia)Organization of American States (OAS), international organization, created Apr. 30, 1948, at Bogotá, Colombia, by agreement of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican R...

Secret Service, United States

(Encyclopedia)Secret Service, United States, a law enforcement division (since 2003) of the Dept. of Homeland Security. It was established in 1865 in the the Dept. of the Treasury to investigate and prevent counter...

Confederate States of America

(Encyclopedia)Confederate States of America: see Confederacy. ...

League of Arab States

(Encyclopedia)League of Arab States: see Arab League. ...

United States National Museum

(Encyclopedia)United States National Museum: see Smithsonian Institution. ...

West Indies Associated States

(Encyclopedia)West Indies Associated States: see under West Indies Federation. ...

United States Government Printing Office

(Encyclopedia)United States Government Printing Office and United States Government Publishing Office: see Government Publishing Office, United States. ...