African American history is the history of an ethnic group in the United States also known as black Americans. The majority of African-Americans are the descendants of enslaved Africans transported from West and Central Africa to the States during the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Others have arrived through more recent immigration from the Caribbean, South America and other areas of the African continent. African American history - Early history. Like other people of African descent in the Western Hemisphere ...

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• African American history - Early history
• African American history - The Civil War Reconstruction and its aftermath: 1860-1890
• African American history - Cultural integration of former slaves5
• African American history - Cultural integration of former bi-racial slaveowners
• African American history - The collapse of Reconstruction and the rise of Jim Crow
• African American history - The Great Migration and the Harlem Renaissance
• African American history - Two World Wars
• African American history - The Civil Rights Movement
• African American history - Political empowerment
• African American history - Historians
• African American history - Footnotes

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Asian American, Asian American - The term Asian American, Asian American - Usage, Asian American - Definition, Asian American - Demographics, Asian American - Asian American history, Asian American - Early history, Asian American - Immigration trends, Asian American - Socioeconomic Trends, Asian American - Asian Americans today, Asian American - In Politics, Asian American - In Business, Asian American - In Sports, Asian American - In Arts and Entertainment, Asian American - In Science and Technology, Asian American - Attitudes towards Asian Americans

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Military history of African Americans is that of African Americans in the United States since the arrival of the first black slaves in 1619 to the present day. African American military history is marked by feats throughout several conflicts in American History; as African American soldiers had fought bravely in the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, the World Wars, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Gulf War, and the current War in Iraq. Military history of African Americans - Revolutionary War. Including:

• Military history of African Americans - Revolutionary War
• Military history of African Americans - Civil War
• Military history of African Americans - African Americans in the Union Military
• Military history of African Americans - African Americans in the Confederate Military
• Military history of African Americans - Indian Wars
• Military history of African Americans - Spanish American War
• Military history of African Americans - Volunteer Army Units
• Military history of African Americans - Spanish Civil War
• Military history of African Americans - World Wars
• Military history of African Americans - Vietnam War
• Military history of African Americans - Gulf War
• Military history of African Americans - 2003 War in Iraq

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The American Museum of Natural History is a landmark of Manhattan's Upper West Side in New York, USA, at 79th Street and Central Park West. The museum has a staff of more than 1,200. The museum sponsors over 100 special field expeditions each year. The Museum was founded in 1869. Its first home was the Arsenal building in Central Park. In 1874, ground was broken for the present building, which occupies most of Manhattan Square. The original neo-Gothic range (1874–1877), by Calvert Vaux and Jacob Wrey Mould, who were co ...

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Main article: History of Samoa, History of American Samoa Originally inhabited as early as 1000 BC, Samoa was reached by European explorers in the 18th century. International rivalries in the latter half of the 19th century were settled by an 1899 Treaty of Berlin in which Germany and the U.S. divided the Samoan archipelago. The U.S. formally occupied its portion—a smaller group of eastern islands with the noted harbor of Pago Pago—the following year. The western islan ...

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American Samoa, American Samoa - History, American Samoa - Trivia, American Samoa - Administrative Divisions, American Samoa - Map, American Samoa - Government, American Samoa - Sports, American Samoa - CIA Factbook Data

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In 1650, Robert Brooke sailed to Crown Colony in America with his pack of hunting dogs, which were the root of several strains of American Hounds. These dogs remained in the Brooke’s family for nearly 300 years. George Washington received French Foxhounds as a gift from Lafayette. He bred his dogs with that of Brooke’s, creating the present day American Foxhound. The new breed was originally used for hunting Indians. Later, they became great hunters of wild animal ...

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American Foxhound, American Foxhound - Appearance, American Foxhound - Temperament, American Foxhound - Health, American Foxhound - History, American Foxhound - Exercise

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The American Front began as a loose organization modelled after England's National Front, both of which attempted to merge the Skinhead subculture with White Power politics. Heick was known as "Nazi Bob" at this time and was best known for terrorising the San Francisco Punk and Anarchist scene. This climaxed with Heick and a buddy of his breaking the windows of Haight Street Anarchist bookstore Bound Together Books. A meeting was going on at the time, and those in attendance poured out of the shop to stop Heick from continuing any damage. A skinny, 40 year old Hippie, with a pony tail and glasses be ...

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American Front, American Front - History, American Front - Activity, American Front - The present

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American Express - Early History. American Express was founded in 1850 by Henry Wells, William Fargo, and John Butterfield as an express business. In 1882, American Express launched its money order business to compete with the US Post Office's money orders. This product quickly spread to Europe where no such financial product existed. Sometime between 1888 and 1890, J. C. Fargo took a trip to Europe and returned frustrated and infuriated. Despite the fact that he was president of American Express and that he carr ...

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American Express, American Express - History, American Express - Early History, American Express - Credit Card Services History, American Express - Credit Card Advertising, American Express - Financial Services History, American Express - Corporate Governance

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The first Greek known to have arrived on U.S. soil was a man named Don Theodoro, who landed on Florida with the Narváez expedition in 1528 [1][2]. He died during the expedition, as did most of his companions. In 1768, about 500 Greeks from Smyrna, Crete and Mani settled in New Smyrna, Florida (near present-day New Smyrna Beach). The colony was unsuccessful, and the settlers moved to St. Augustine, Florida in 1776, wher ...

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Greek American, Greek American - History, Greek American - Popular culture, Greek American - Major Greek-American organizations, Greek American - List of notable Greek Americans

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Main article: History of Samoa, History of American Samoa Originally inhabited as early as 1000 BC, Samoa was reached by European explorers in the 18th century. International rivalries in the latter half of the 19th century were settled by an 1899 Treaty of Berlin in which Germany and the U.S. divided the Samoan archipelago. The U.S. formally occupied its portion—a smaller group of eastern islands with the noted harbor of Pago Pago—the following year. The western islan ...

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American Samoa, American Samoa - History, American Samoa - Trivia, American Samoa - Map, American Samoa - Government, American Samoa - Sports, American Samoa - CIA Factbook Data

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Some sources suggest that Bulgarian immigration to the US began sometime perhaps in the second part of the 19th century. Chicago was a good example of a city known in the past (and even now) for having Bulgarians. There was a book written by a Bulgarian writer Aleko Konstantinov called "To Chicago and back"(Bulgarian:"До Чикаго и назад") from that period. Bulgarian Americans - Periods. The United States has one of the highest numbers of Bulgarians than any country in the world. As man ...

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Bulgarian Americans, Bulgarian Americans - History, Bulgarian Americans - Periods, Bulgarian Americans - Demographics, Bulgarian Americans - Language, Bulgarian Americans - Bulgarian Americans, Bulgarian Americans - Literature, Bulgarian Americans - Population data

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The history of Japanese Americans begins in the late nineteenth century when the first Japanese and Okinawan immigrants unload in Honolulu Harbor as indentured laborers of the many sugarcane and pineapple plantations. This event leads to several phases of Japanese American history: anti-alien period of the west coast in the early twentieth century, internment period during World War II, and finally political empowerment period of the late 1960s leading into the present day. Here are some key events for Japanese Americans: 186 ...

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Japanese American, Japanese American - Cultural Profile, Japanese American - Generations, Japanese American - Languages, Japanese American - Education, Japanese American - Economics, Japanese American - Religion, Japanese American - Celebrations, Japanese American - History, Japanese American - Immigration, Japanese American - Internment, Japanese American - Farming, Japanese American - Media Portrayal, Japanese American - Notable Japanese Americans

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The airline was established in 1996 and started operations in 1998. It started as a charter airline with wet-leased aircraft from LADE - Lineas Aereas Del Estado. In May 2004 it resumed scheduled domestic flights between Buenos Aires and Iguazu and plans services to Córdoba and Mendoza. American Falcon is owned by alleged co-conspirator Fayez Chehab (95%) and Elvira Tavela (5%). Chehab has been named in a 21-count complaint filed in US District Court alleging a conspiracy to defraud US investors. The company filed a Concurso, or the Argentine equivalent to a ...

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American Falcon, American Falcon - Code Data, American Falcon - History, American Falcon - Services, American Falcon - Fleet

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American Airlines - Formation. American Airlines developed from a conglomeration of about 82 small airlines through a series of corporate acquisitions and reorganizations: initially, the name American Airways was used as a common brand by a number of independent air carriers. These included Southern Air Transport in Texas, Southern Air Fast Express (SAFE) in the western US, Universal Aviation in the Midwest (which operated a transcontinental air/rail route in 1929), ...

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American Airlines, American Airlines - History, American Airlines - Formation, American Airlines - American Airlines before World War II, American Airlines - Postwar developments, American Airlines - Expansion in 1980s and 1990s, American Airlines - TWA merger 9/11 and aftermath, American Airlines - Codesharing agreements, American Airlines - Destinations, American Airlines - New services/Future destinations, American Airlines - Incidents and Accidents, American Airlines - Fleet, American Airlines - Livery, American Airlines - Miscellaneous, American Airlines - Sources

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The history of Vietnamese Americans is a fairly recent one. Prior to 1975, most Vietnamese residing in the United States were academics or businessmen, and their number was insignificant. The Fall of Saigon (termed the "liberation of Saigon" by the Communist Government of Vietnam) on April 30, 1975, which ended the Vietnam War, prompted the first large-scale wave of immigration from Vietnam. Many people who had close ties with the Americans feared promised Communist reprisals, and 125,000 of them left Vietnam during the spring of 1975. This ...

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Vietnamese American, Vietnamese American - History, Vietnamese American - Vietnamese Americans today, Vietnamese American - Politics, Vietnamese American - Economy, Vietnamese American - Ethnic subgroups, Vietnamese American - Writing and Publishing

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The history of Japanese Americans begins in the late nineteenth century when the first Japanese and Okinawan immigrants unload in Honolulu Harbor as indentured laborers of the many sugarcane and pineapple plantations. This event leads to several phases of Japanese American history: anti-alien period of the west coast in the early twentieth century, internment period during World War II, and finally political empowerment period of the late 1960s leading into the present day. Here are some key events for Japanese Americans: 186 ...

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Japanese American, Japanese American - Cultural Profile, Japanese American - Generations, Japanese American - Languages, Japanese American - Education, Japanese American - Economics, Japanese American - Religion, Japanese American - Celebrations, Japanese American - History, Japanese American - Immigration, Japanese American - Internment, Japanese American - Farming, Japanese American - Notable Japanese Americans

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See main article: History of the Jews in the United States Though Jews arrived in the United States as early as the 17th century, Jewish immigration grew in the 19th century. During the early 19th century, many secular Jews from the former Holy Roman Empire arrived in the United States and primarily became merchants and shop-owners. There were approximately 250,000 Jews in the United States by 1880, and many of them were middle class and secular. As a result of persecution in parts of Eastern Europe, Jewish American immigration ...

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American Jews, American Jews - History, American Jews - Population, American Jews - Assimilation and Population Changes, American Jews - Religion, American Jews - Education, American Jews - List of Major Jewish American Communities, American Jews - Jewish American culture, American Jews - Food, American Jews - Language, American Jews - Jewish American literature, American Jews - Jewish contributions to the United States, American Jews - Popular culture, American Jews - Government and military, American Jews - Science and academia

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American Express - Early History. American Express was founded in 1850 by Henry Wells, William Fargo, and John Butterfield as an express business. In 1882, American Express launched its money order business to compete with the US Post Office's money orders. This product quickly spread to Europe where no such financial product existed. Sometime between 1888 and 1890, J. C. Fargo took a trip to Europe and returned frustrated and infuriated. Despite the fact that he was president of American Express and that he carr ...

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American Express, American Express - History of American Express, American Express - Early History, American Express - Credit Card Services History, American Express - Financial Services History, American Express - Corporate Governance

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Though Jews arrived in the United States as early as the 17th century, Jewish immigration grew in the 19th century. During the early 19th century, many secular Jews from the former Holy Roman Empire arrived in the United States and primarily became merchants and shop-owners. There were approximately 250,000 Jews in the United States by 1880, and many of them were middle class and secular. As a result of persecution in parts of Eastern Europe, Jewish American immigration increased dramatically in the 1880s, with most of the new immigrants com ...

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American Jews, American Jews - History, American Jews - Population, American Jews - Assimilation and population changes, American Jews - Religion, American Jews - Education, American Jews - Major Jewish-American communities, American Jews - Jewish American culture, American Jews - Food, American Jews - Language, American Jews - Jewish American literature, American Jews - Jewish contributions to the United States, American Jews - Popular culture, American Jews - Government and military, American Jews - Science and academia

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Though Jews arrived in the United States as early as the 17th century, Jewish immigration grew in the 19th century. During the early 19th century, many secular Jews from the former Holy Roman Empire arrived in the United States and primarily became merchants and shop-owners. There were approximately 250,000 Jews in the United States by 1880, and many of them were middle class and secular. As a result of persecution in parts of Eastern Europe, Jewish American immigration increased dramatically in the 1880s, with most of the new immigrants com ...

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American Jews, American Jews - History, American Jews - Population, American Jews - Assimilation and population changes, American Jews - Religion, American Jews - Education, American Jews - Jewish American culture, American Jews - Food, American Jews - Language, American Jews - Jewish American literature, American Jews - Jewish contributions to the United States, American Jews - Popular culture, American Jews - Government and military, American Jews - Science and academia, American Jews - Major Jewish-American communities

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