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Roth v. United States
(Encyclopedia)Roth v. United States, case decided in 1957 by the U.S. Supreme Court. Samuel Roth of New York City was convicted of mailing obscene materials. On appeal his conviction was affirmed by the Supreme Cou...United States National Museum
(Encyclopedia)United States National Museum: see Smithsonian Institution. ...United States Government Printing Office
(Encyclopedia)United States Government Printing Office and United States Government Publishing Office: see Government Publishing Office, United States. ...Barrow, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Barrow, city (2020 pop. 4,390), N Alaska; inc. 1958. It is the northernmost (71° 16′ N) U.S. settlement and the trade center of the Alaska North Slop...Berlin, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Berlin bûrˈlən, bərlĭnˈ [key], city (2020 pop. 10,118), Coos co., NE N.H., in the White Mts. at ...Air Force, United States Department of the
(Encyclopedia)Air Force, United States Department of the, military department within the U.S. Dept. of Defense (see Defense, United States Department of). The Air Force traces its roots to the founding of the Aeron...War Department, United States
(Encyclopedia)War Department, United States, federal executive department organized (1789) to administer the military establishment. It was reconstituted (1947) as the Dept. of the Army when the military administra...Harrison, Benjamin, President of the United States
(Encyclopedia)Harrison, Benjamin, 1833–1901, 23d President of the United States (1889–93), b. North Bend, Ohio, grad. Miami Univ. (Ohio), 1852; grandson of William Henry Harrison. After reading law in Cincinnat...Surgeon General, United States
(Encyclopedia)Surgeon General, United States, former head of the U.S. Public Health Service, which is responsible for protecting the people's health (see public health). Since a 1986 reorganization, the surgeon gen...Bangor, city, United States
(Encyclopedia)Bangor băngˈgôr, bănˈ–, băngˈgər [key], city (2020 pop. 31,753), seat of Pe...Browse by Subject
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