LeMay, Curtis Emerson
(Encyclopedia) LeMay, Curtis Emerson ləmāˈ [key], 1906–90, U.S. general, b. Columbus, Ohio. Commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. army air corps in 1930, he advanced through grades and in World War II co...
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United States National Science Foundation
(Encyclopedia) United States National Science Foundation: see National Science Foundation.
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United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement
(Encyclopedia) United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement: see North American Free Trade Agreement.
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Pensacola
(Encyclopedia) Pensacola pĕnsəkōˈlə [key], city (1990 pop. 58,165), seat of Escambia co., extreme NW Fla., on Pensacola Bay; inc. 1822. It is a port of entry with a natural harbor and shipping and fishing indus...
Bay of Pigs Invasion
(Encyclopedia) Bay of Pigs Invasion, 1961, an unsuccessful invasion of Cuba by Cuban exiles, supported by the U.S. government. On Apr. 17, 1961, an armed force of about 1,500 Cuban exiles landed in the Bahía de Coc...
air transportation
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air bag
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air cargo
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air embolism
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air plant
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