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(Encyclopedia) Wichita wĭchˈĭtô [key], Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Caddoan branch of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic stock (see Native American languages). They formerly occupied central Kan...
(Encyclopedia) Roe v. Wade, case decided in 1973 by
the U.S. Supreme Court. Along with Doe v.
Bolton, this decision legalized abortion in the first trimester of
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(Encyclopedia) territory, in U.S. history, a portion of the national domain that is given limited self-government, usually in preparation for statehood. Territorial governments have been similar in form to those of ...
(Encyclopedia) Ponzi, Charles or Carlo, 1882–1949), Italian-American swindler. He came to the United States from his native Italy in 1903, then went in 1907 to Canada, where he was convicted of check forgery. In 1...
(Encyclopedia) Brownsville, city (2020 pop.
186,738), seat of Cameron co., extreme S Tex., on the Rio Grande c.17 mi (30
km) from its mouth at the Gulf of Mexico; inc....
(Encyclopedia) Eocene epoch ēˈəsēnˌ [key], second epoch of the Tertiary period in the Cenozoic era of geologic time, from approximately 54.9 to 38 million years ago. The Eocene in North America was marked by th...
(Encyclopedia) Colorado [1] kŏlərădˈə, –rădˈō, –räˈdō [2] kŏlərāˈdə, –räˈdə [key]. 1 Great river of the SW United States, 1,450 mi (2,334 km) long, rising in the Rocky Mts. of N Colo., and f...
(Encyclopedia) Polk, James Knox pōk [key], 1795–1849, 11th President of the United States (1845–49), b. Mecklenburg co., N.C.
To the surprise of many, the new President proved to be his own man; he even ignor...
(Encyclopedia) McAdoo, William Gibbs măkˈədo͞o [key], 1863–1941, American political leader, U.S. secretary of the treasury (1913–18), b. near Marietta, Ga. The son of a prominent Georgia jurist, McAdoo becam...
(Encyclopedia) Athens.
1 City (2020 population 25406), seat of Limestone co., N Al; inc. 1818. One of
the first incorporated cities in Alabma, the city was established a year before the state was
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