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(Encyclopedia) spoils system, in U.S. history, the practice of giving appointive offices to loyal members of the party in power. The name supposedly derived from a speech by Senator William Learned Marcy in which he...

(Encyclopedia) Kellogg, Vernon Lyman, 1867–1937, American zoologist, b. Emporia, Kans., B.A. Univ. of Kansas, 1889. He was professor (1894–1920) of entomology at Stanford Univ. He served (1915–16) as director ...

(Encyclopedia) Indiana Dunes National Park, 15,177 acres (6,142 hectares), NW Indiana, on the southern tip of Lake Michigan, est. 1966 as Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, designated a national park 2019. The park's...

(Encyclopedia) Niamey nyämāˈ [key], city (1988 pop. 398,265), capital of Niger and Tillabéry dept., SW Niger, a port on the Niger River. Niamey is Niger's largest city and its administrative and economic center....

(Encyclopedia) Randall, Lisa, 1962–, American theoretical physicist and writer, b. New York City, B.A. Harvard University, 1983, Ph.D. Harvard University, 1987. Rand...

(Encyclopedia) Herrera, José Joaquín ārāˈrä [key], 1792–1854, president of Mexico (1844–45, 1848–51). Rising to power after the collapse of Santa Anna's second presidential administration, he incurred t...

(Encyclopedia) Boyd, Alan Stephenson, 1922–2020, U.S. government official, first secretary of transportation (1967–69), b. Jacksonville, Fla. After serving in the Army Air Forces in World War II, he graduated fr...

(Encyclopedia) Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

(Encyclopedia) Minidoka National Historic Site: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

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