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(Encyclopedia) Sault Sainte Marie, city (1990 pop. 14,689), seat of Chippewa co., N Mich., Upper Peninsula, a port of entry on the St. Marys River opposite Sault Ste Marie, Ont.; inc. as a city 1887. A variety of li...
(Encyclopedia) monazite mŏnˈəzīt [key], yellow to reddish-brown natural phosphate of the rare earths, mainly the cerium and lanthanum metals, usually with some thorium. Yttrium, calcium, iron, and silica are fre...
(Encyclopedia) Communist party, in the United States, political party that espoused the Marxist-Leninist principles of communism.
In 1945, Browder's policy was attacked as being one of the “right deviationism,�...
(Encyclopedia) Ludlow massacre, strike-related killings at Ludlow, Colo., on Apr. 20, 1914. Attempting to improve wages and working conditions and to stop numerous abuses, coal miners had been on strike at the Rocke...
(Encyclopedia) National Museum of the United States: see Smithsonian Institution.
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(Encyclopedia) Energy, United States Department of, executive department of the federal government responsible for coordinating national activities relating to the production, regulation, marketing, and conservation...
(Encyclopedia) San Luis Potosí sän lo͞oēsˈ pōtōsēˈ [key], state (1990 pop. 2,003,187), 24,417 sq mi (63,240 sq km), central Mexico. San Luis Potosí is the capital. Most of the state lies on the eastern tab...
(Encyclopedia) Bangor
băngˈgôr, bănˈ–,
băngˈgər
[key], city (2020 pop. 31,753), seat of Pe...
(Encyclopedia) Reformed Church in the United States: see Evangelical and Reformed Church.
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(Encyclopedia) topaz tōˈpăz [key], aluminum silicate mineral with either hydroxyl radicals or fluorine, Al2SiO4(F,OH)2, used as a gem. It is commonly colorless or some shade of pale yellow to wine-yellow; pale bl...