Encyclopedia - African American History: Encyclopedia - African American History
African American history is the history of an ethnic group in the United States also known as black Americans. The majority of African-Am...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of African Americans: Encyclopedia - Military History Of African Americans
Military history of African Americans is that of African Americans in the United States since the arrival of the first black slaves in 16...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Museum Of Natural History: Encyclopedia - American Museum Of Natural History
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 Wes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Express: Encyclopedia Ii - American Express - History
American Express - Early History. American Express was founded in 1850 by Henry Wells, William Fargo, and John Butterfield as an expres...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Samoa: Encyclopedia Ii - American Samoa - History
Main article: History of Samoa, History of American Samoa Originally inhabited as early as 1000 BC, Samoa was reached by European explore...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese American: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese American - History
The history of Japanese Americans begins in the late nineteenth century when the first Japanese and Okinawan immigrants unload in Honolul...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Jews: Encyclopedia Ii - American Jews - History
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 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Airlines: Encyclopedia Ii - American Airlines - History
American Airlines - Formation. American Airlines developed from a conglomeration of about 82 small airlines through a series of corpora...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese American: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese American - History
The history of Japanese Americans begins in the late nineteenth century when the first Japanese and Okinawan immigrants unload in Honolul...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Jews: Encyclopedia Ii - American Jews - History
Though Jews arrived in the United States as early as the 17th century, Jewish immigration grew in the 19th century. During the early 19th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Jews: Encyclopedia Ii - American Jews - History
Though Jews arrived in the United States as early as the 17th century, Jewish immigration grew in the 19th century. During the early 19th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bulgarian Americans: Encyclopedia Ii - Bulgarian Americans - History
Some sources suggest that Bulgarian immigration to the US began sometime perhaps in the second part of the 19th century. Chicago was a go...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Foxhound: Encyclopedia Ii - American Foxhound - History
In 1650, Robert Brooke sailed to Crown Colony in America with his pack of hunting dogs, which were the root of several strains of America...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Samoa: Encyclopedia Ii - American Samoa - History
Main article: History of Samoa, History of American Samoa Originally inhabited as early as 1000 BC, Samoa was reached by European explore...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vietnamese American: Encyclopedia Ii - Vietnamese American - History
The history of Vietnamese Americans is a fairly recent one. Prior to 1975, most Vietnamese residing in the United States were academics o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anti-americanism: Encyclopedia Ii - Anti-americanism - History
Strong feeling against the United States (and at times the North American continent) has persisted since the country's original settlemen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greek American: Encyclopedia Ii - Greek American - History
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 15...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American University: Encyclopedia Ii - American University - History
American University traces its history to a letter written by George Washington, in which he expressed a desire for a "national universit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Motors: Encyclopedia Ii - American Motors - History
American Motors - Formation. The company traced its history to 1897 when Thomas B. Jeffery built his first automobile prototype and acq...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mexican American: Encyclopedia Ii - Mexican American - History
Between 1845 and 1854, the United States acquired half of the territory of Mexico. Eighty thousand Mexicans lived in these annexed areas ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Front: Encyclopedia Ii - American Front - History
The American Front began as a loose organization modelled after England's National Front, both of which attempted to merge the Skinhead s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Falcon: Encyclopedia Ii - American Falcon - History
The airline was established in 1996 and started operations in 1998. It started as a charter airline with wet-leased aircraft from LADE - ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Bulldog: Encyclopedia Ii - American Bulldog - History
In England during the 17th and 18th centuries, the now extinct Old English Bulldog's were used on farms to catch and hold escaped livesto...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Bottom: Encyclopedia Ii - American Bottom - History
The name American derives from the time between the acquisition of the Northwest Territory by the United States after the American Revolu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Scientific American: Encyclopedia Ii - Scientific American - History
The magazine was founded by Rufus Porter, and throughout its early years Scientific American put much emphasis on reports of what was goi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Asian American: Encyclopedia Ii - Asian American - Asian American History
Asian American - Early history. A large amount of Chinese and Japanese began immigrating to the U.S. in the mid 19th century. Many of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Liberalism: Encyclopedia Ii - American Liberalism - History Of American Liberalism
American liberalism - Early American Liberalism. Herbert Croly (1869-1930), philosopher and political theorist, was the first to effect...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Express: Encyclopedia Ii - American Express - History Of American Express
American Express - Early History. American Express was founded in 1850 by Henry Wells, William Fargo, and John Butterfield as an expres...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - African American: Encyclopedia Ii - African American - African American History
Main article: African American history Africans in America, like their European counterparts, are composed of many diverse ethnic groups....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - African American: Encyclopedia Ii - African American - African American History
Main article: African American history Blacks in America, like their White counterparts, are composed of many diverse ethnic groups. Over...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Standard American: Encyclopedia Ii - Standard American - History Of Standard American
"Standard American" was the label given to the bridge bidding system developed by Charles Goren in the 1940s. This system was the first t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Mexican-americans: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Mexican-americans - Mexican-americans And Electoral Politics
In 1963, in Crystal City, Texas the mainly Mexican-American migrant community together with the support of the Teamsters Union and the Po...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of African Americans: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of African Americans - Spanish American War
After the Indian Wars ended in the 1890s the regiments continued to serve and participated in the Spanish-American War (including the Bat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of American Football: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of American Football - The Origins Of American Football
History of American football - Oneida Football Club 1861. The Oneida Football Club, formed in Boston in 1861 is claimed by some sources...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hyphenated American: Encyclopedia Ii - Hyphenated American - History Of The Term Hyphenated American
The term "hyphenated American" was popularized in the 1910s by President Theodore Roosevelt, responding to the increasing fractionalizati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Ethnological Society: Encyclopedia Ii - American Ethnological Society - History Of The American Ethnological Society
Albert Gallatin and John Russell Bartlett founded the American Ethnological Society in New York City in 1842. Their goal was to promote r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Conservatism: Encyclopedia Ii - American Conservatism - A Brief History Of American Conservatism
American conservatism - Conservative thought in the Early United States. The origins of conservatism in the U.S. can be traced from the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Forces Network: Encyclopedia Ii - American Forces Network - History Of American Forces Network
The American Forces Network can trace its origins back to 1942, when the War Department established the Armed Forces Radio Service (AFRS)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Conservatism: Encyclopedia Ii - American Conservatism - A Brief History Of American Conservatism
American conservatism - Conservative thought in the Early United States. The origins of conservatism in the U.S. can be traced from the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Forces Network: Encyclopedia Ii - American Forces Network - History Of American Forces Network
The American Forces Network can trace its origins back to 1942, when the War Department established the Armed Forces Radio Service (AFRS)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - African American Literature: Encyclopedia Ii - African American Literature - History
African American literature - Early African American literature. Just as African American history predates the emergence of the United ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pan American Games: Encyclopedia Ii - Pan American Games - History
The idea of holding a Pan American Games grew from the Central American Games first organised in the 1920s. In 1932, a first proposal was...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Foundation For The Blind: Encyclopedia Ii - American Foundation For The Blind - History
AFB was founded in 1921 and is recognized as the leading organization to which Helen Keller devoted her life. AFB is notable as a pioneer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Chinese Cuisine: Encyclopedia Ii - American Chinese Cuisine - History
In the 19th century, Chinese restaurateurs invented American Chinese cuisine when they modified their food for American tastes. First cat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sino-american Relations: Encyclopedia Ii - Sino-american Relations - History
Sino-American relations - From American Independence to the Treaty of Wanghsia. First contact between the post-revolutionary Americans ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Comic Book: Encyclopedia Ii - American Comic Book - History
A number of ages or historical eras are recognized in the history of American comic books. American comic book - The Platinum Age. Any ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Beauty Album: Encyclopedia Ii - American Beauty Album - History
The mostly-acoustic album is beloved by fans as perhaps the highest-quality studio recording by the band (along with Workingman's Dead), ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Airlines Arena: Encyclopedia Ii - American Airlines Arena - History
In November 1998, construction of the new arena was delayed following a fire in the upper section of the facility. On December 31, 1999,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anglo-american Relations: Encyclopedia Ii - Anglo-american Relations - History
Anglo-American relations - Origins. The British established many colonies in the New World. The Thirteen Colonies were reliant on Brita...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Cocker Spaniel: Encyclopedia Ii - American Cocker Spaniel - History
The name cocker comes from the fact that the breed originally hunted woodcock. In the United States the breed is registered under the nam...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Standard Companies: Encyclopedia Ii - American Standard Companies - History
American Standard traces its roots back to 1872, when John B. Pierce opened a tinware shop in Ware, Massachusetts, USA. With the business...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British American Tobacco: Encyclopedia Ii - British American Tobacco - History
Established in 1902, when the United Kingdom's Imperial Tobacco Company and the American Tobacco Company of the USA agreed to form a join...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - League Of American Bicyclists: Encyclopedia Ii - League Of American Bicyclists - History
The League of American Wheelmen was founded in Newport, Rhode Island in 1880, and was the leading national membership organization for bi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Native American Flute: Encyclopedia Ii - Native American Flute - History
There are many stories about how different peoples discovered the flute. A common character in these stories is the woodpecker, who put h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Eagle Airlines: Encyclopedia Ii - American Eagle Airlines - History
American Eagle was conceived in the mid-1980s as a collection of regional carriers with contracts to carry the American Eagle brand name ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indian American: Encyclopedia Ii - Indian American - History And Immigration
1790 The first known Indian immigrant entered the United States as a maritime worker. 1907 The Bellingham Riots occurred on September 5...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Fur Company: Encyclopedia Ii - American Fur Company - History
The American Fur Company began in 1808 with fur trading posts in the Midwest and the Great Lakes region as well as the Pacific Northwest....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Automobile Association: Encyclopedia Ii - American Automobile Association - History
The American Automobile Association was founded in 1902 in response to a lack of highways suitable for autos and widespread public disapp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Organization Of American States: Encyclopedia Ii - Organization Of American States - History
The notion of closer hemispheric union in the American continent was first put forward by the Liberator Simón Bolívar who, at the 1826 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - African American Art: Encyclopedia Ii - African American Art - History
African American art - Antebellum and Civil War eras. The earliest African American artists were slave artisans working as potters, bla...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese American Internment: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese American Internment - History
During the period of 1939-1941, the FBI compiled the Custodial Detention index ("CDI") on citizens, "enemy" aliens and foreign nationals ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Impressions American Band: Encyclopedia Ii - The Impressions American Band - History
The Impressions American band - Early years. Jerry Butler and Curtis Mayfield met while singing in the same Chicago church choir. After...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American League: Encyclopedia Ii - American League - League History
With the demise of the American Association after the 1891 season, the National League expanded to become a 12-team circuit with monopoly...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Ballet Theatre: Encyclopedia Ii - American Ballet Theatre - History
The company was originally founded in 1937 as the Mordkin Ballet, and then reorganized in 1940 with a new name as the Ballet Theatre, wit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Airlines Center: Encyclopedia Ii - American Airlines Center - History
By 1998, the Dallas Mavericks and Dallas Stars were indicating their desire for a new facility to replace the quickly-aging Reunion Arena...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American International Group: Encyclopedia Ii - American International Group - History
AIG was founded in 1919 by Cornelius Vander Starr in Shanghai, China. Starr was the first Westerner in Shanghai to sell insurance to the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Vecturist Association: Encyclopedia Ii - American Vecturist Association - History
In 1920, Mr. F.C. Wentworthy began cataloging his transportation token collection. Five years later, Mr Wentworthy handed his work off to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Young Americans For Freedom: Encyclopedia Ii - Young Americans For Freedom - History
In September 1960, Young Americans for Freedom was founded at a meeting held at Buckley's estate in Sharon, Connecticut. National Review ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Scots-irish American: Encyclopedia Ii - Scots-irish American - History
They are descendants of the Ulster-Scots immigrants who travelled to North America from Northern Ireland in the late 17th and 18th centur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Heraldry Society: Encyclopedia Ii - American Heraldry Society - History
The American Heraldry Society was formed in late 2003 by a group of individuals following a discussion thread on the rec.heraldry newsgro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Japanese American Internment: Encyclopedia Ii - Japanese American Internment - History
During the period of 1939-1941, the FBI compiled the Custodial Detention index ("CDI") on citizens, "enemy" aliens and foreign nationals ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Broadcasting Company: Encyclopedia Ii - American Broadcasting Company - History
American Broadcasting Company - Creating ABC. From the organization of the first true radio networks in the late 1920s, broadcasting in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Wrestling Association: Encyclopedia Ii - American Wrestling Association - History
Until the 1980s, the AWA was considered one of the top wrestling companies in the world. Verne Gagne had been its biggest star even befor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Great American Bash: Encyclopedia Ii - The Great American Bash - History
The Great American Bash - NWA & Jim Crockett Promotions. July 6, 1985 in Charlotte, NC (Independence Arena) Jimmy Valiant def. Pa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Colonization Society: Encyclopedia Ii - American Colonization Society - History
The ACS had its origins in 1816, when a Presbyterian minister, the Reverend Robert Finley, suggested at the inaugural meeting of an Afric...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Labor Party: Encyclopedia Ii - American Labor Party - History
It was formed in 1936 and its members were particularly interested in the rights of workers. Its most successful politician was Vito Marc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American System Of Manufacturing: Encyclopedia Ii - American System Of Manufacturing - History
In the early years of the USA, there was a severe shortage of skilled machinists. Whitney realized that by using a template, workers with...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of American Football: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of American Football - American Football Spreads To Other Countries
History of American football - Amateur leagues. The Japan American Football Association was founded in 1934 with three collegiate teams...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - African American History: Encyclopedia Ii - African American History - Early History
Like other people of African descent in the Western Hemisphere, the progenitors of the overwhelming majority of African Americans were br...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Delaware: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Delaware - American Revolution
The state was invaded and partially occupied by the British from September 1777 until June 1778. The battle was fought between British an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - African American History: Encyclopedia Ii - African American History - Early History
Like other people of African descent in the Western Hemisphere, the progenitors of the overwhelming majority of African Americans were br...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Florida: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Florida - American Rule
Florida became an organized territory of the United States on March 30, 1822. The Americans merged East Florida and West Florida (althoug...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Caribbean: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Caribbean - American Influence
During the American Civil War the Bahamas was a centre of trade between the British and the Confederate south, trading cotton for weapons...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Guam: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Guam - The American Era
History of Guam - Capture of Guam. On June 21, 1898, Guam was captured by the United States in the bloodless Battle of Guam during the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tariff: Encyclopedia Ii - Tariff - Tariff In American History
There are two sides to history of tariffs. In the first place, it was the single most important source of federal revenue from the 1790s ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Hawaii: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Hawaii - American Territory
Main article: Territory of Hawaiʻi The territorial legislature convened for the first time on February 20, 1901. An attack on Pearl Harb...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Saffron: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Saffron - North American
Saffron made its way to the Americas when thousands of Alsacian, German, and Swiss Anabaptists, Dunkards, and others fled religious perse...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Empire Term: Encyclopedia Ii - American Empire Term - Imperialism As A Past Stage In American History
Between these two positions, other points of view admit American expansion overseas as imperialistic, but see this imperialism as tempora...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Mexican-americans: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Mexican-americans - Immigration And Diffusion Of Mexican-american Communities Throughout The U.s.
Mexican-Americans made up a significant number of workers in a number of industries, particularly the railroad and mining industries in t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Mexican-americans: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Mexican-americans - Manifest Destiny And The Subjugation Of Mexicans And Mexican-americans
The new United States first came into conflict with Mexican peoples in the 1830s, as the westward spread of Anglo settlements and of slav...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of American Football: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of American Football - After 1912
In the early years of the 20th century, college football was the predominant form of American football. Innovations in strategy and style...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of American Football: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of American Football - General Description
Before the 19th century, when modern forms of football first emerged, the name "football" was applied to a wide variety of codes of rules...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Mexican-americans: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Mexican-americans - Labor Struggles
Mexican-American workers formed unions of their own and joined integrated unions throughout the twentieth century. The Industrial Workers...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Mexican-americans: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Mexican-americans - The Civil Rights Movement
Tejanos — as Texans of Mexican descent are sometimes called — formed several organizations in the early twentieth century to protect ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - African American History: Encyclopedia Ii - African American History - The Black Yankees
African American history - Origins of Today's African-American Ethnicity. Early in the nineteenth century, the American North saw the e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Mexican-americans: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Mexican-americans - The Chicano Movement
The Chicano movement blossomed in the 1960s. The movement had roots in the civil rights struggles that had preceded it, adding to it the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Mexican-americans: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Mexican-americans - Current Demographics And Recent Immigration
According to the 2000 US census, Mexican-Americans, a subset of the Latino population, make up 7.4% of the US population. According to th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Mexican-americans: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Mexican-americans - The Mexican Revolution
The Mexican Revolution affected Mexican-Americans in a number of ways. The turmoil in Mexico increased the number of immigrants coming to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - African American History: Encyclopedia Ii - African American History - The Great Migration And The Harlem Renaissance
In response to these and other setbacks, in the summer of 1905, W.E.B. DuBois and 28 other prominent, African-American men met secretly a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Mexican-americans: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Mexican-americans - Before The Founding Of The United States
Spain claimed the areas now made up of Florida and the southernmost parts of Alabama, Mississippi and part of Louisiana in the east. Spai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - African American History: Encyclopedia Ii - African American History - The Great Migration And The Harlem Renaissance
In response to these and other setbacks, in the summer of 1905, W.E.B. DuBois and 28 other prominent, African-American men met secretly a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - African American History: Encyclopedia Ii - African American History - The Civil Rights Movement
In 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision in the case of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. This decision led t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of African Americans: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of African Americans - Civil War
The history of African Americans in the U.S. Civil War is marked by 180,000 African Americans comprising 163 units served in the Union Ar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of African Americans: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of African Americans - Indian Wars
From the 1870s to the early 20th Century, African units were utilized by the United States Government to combat the Native Americans duri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of African Americans: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of African Americans - Revolutionary War
African-Americans, slaves and free blacks, served on both sides during the war. Black soldiers served in northern militias from the outse...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of American Newspapers: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of American Newspapers - Colonial Origins
(This section is based on The Cambridge History of English and American Literature in 18 Volumes (1907–21). VOLUME XV. Colonial and Rev...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of African Americans: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of African Americans - World Wars
Please remove this notice after the article has been expanded. Details are on this talk page or at Wikipedia:Requests for expansion. Man...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - African American History: Encyclopedia Ii - African American History - The Civil Rights Movement
In 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision in the case of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. This decision led t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Museum Of Natural History: Encyclopedia Ii - American Museum Of Natural History - Images
Diorama Mammals Diorama Mammals Diorama Birds Diorama Mammals Sperm Whale Study of the ocean Dinosaurs Planetarium ... See also:Americ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - African Americans In The United States Congress: Encyclopedia Ii - African Americans In The United States Congress - History Of African American Representation
The right of African Americans to vote and to serve in the United States Congress was established after the Civil War by the Thirteenth, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Football League: Encyclopedia Ii - American Football League - League History
American Football League - The Foolish Club. In 1958 Lamar Hunt (son and heir of Texas oilman H. L. Hunt) attempted to bring an NFL fra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Standard Version: Encyclopedia Ii - American Standard Version - History Of The Asv
The ASV is rooted in the work that was done with the Revised Version. In 1870, an invitation was extended to American religious leaders f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Association For The Advancement Of Science: Encyclopedia Ii - American Association For The Advancement Of Science - History
The American Association for the Advancement of Science was created on September 20, 1848 in Pennsylvania. It was a reformation of the As...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Civil Liberties Union: Encyclopedia Ii - American Civil Liberties Union - History Structure And Leadership
The ACLU was originally established in 1917 as the National Civil Liberties Bureau (NCLB), an outgrowth of the American Union Against Mil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Civil Liberties Union: Encyclopedia Ii - American Civil Liberties Union - History, Structure And Leadership
The ACLU was originally established in 1917 as the National Civil Liberties Bureau (NCLB), an outgrowth of the American Union Against Mil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Locomotive Company: Encyclopedia Ii - American Locomotive Company - Early History
The company was created in 1901 from the merger of several smaller locomotive manufacturers: Brooks Locomotive Works in Dunkirk, NY Cook...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Society For Engineering Education: Encyclopedia Ii - American Society For Engineering Education - History
Founded initially as the Society for the Promotion of Engineering Education (SPEE) in 1893, the society was created at a time of great gr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Center For American Progress: Encyclopedia Ii - Center For American Progress - History And Mission
The Center for American Progress was created in 2003 as a counterweight to politically influential conservative think tanks such as the H...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Philosophical Society: Encyclopedia Ii - American Philosophical Society - History Of The Society
From the beginning, the Society attracted some of America's finest minds. Early members included George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Je...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Quarter Horse: Encyclopedia Ii - American Quarter Horse - Breed History
The American colonists began, in the 1690s, to cross imported English horses with Chickasaw Ponies (which originated from Spanish and Bar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Quarter Horse: Encyclopedia Ii - American Quarter Horse - Breed History
The American colonists began, in the 1690s, to cross imported English horses with Chickasaw Ponies (which originated from Spanish and Bar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pan American World Airways: Encyclopedia Ii - Pan American World Airways - History
Pan American World Airways - Formation. Pan American Airways Incorporated was founded on March 14, 1927, by Major Henry H. "Hap" Arnold...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Warrant American Band: Encyclopedia Ii - Warrant American Band - Band History
Warrant American band - Early years. Warrant was formed in Los Angeles by guitarist Erik Turner in July 1984. Turner was soon joined by...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Native Americans In The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Native Americans In The United States - Early History
See also: archeology of the Americas, models of migration to the New World, and indigenous people of the Americas for more detailed histo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Black Bear: Encyclopedia Ii - American Black Bear - History And Controversy
Because their behavior has been little understood until recently, black bears have been feared and hated. Before the 20th century these b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Registry For Internet Numbers: Encyclopedia Ii - American Registry For Internet Numbers - History
The organization was formed in December 1997 to "provide IP registration services as an independent, nonprofit corporation." Until this t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Central American Court Of Justice: Encyclopedia Ii - Central American Court Of Justice - History
Central American Court of Justice - Founding. Between November 14, and December 20, 1907, following a proposal made by Mexico and the U...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Sign Language: Encyclopedia Ii - American Sign Language - History Of Asl
In the United States, as in most of the world, hearing families with deaf children often employ ad-hoc home sign for simple communication...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North American X-15: Encyclopedia Ii - North American X-15 - History
The original Request for Proposals was issued for the airframe December 30, 1954, and for the rocket engine on February 4, 1955. North Am...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - African American Vernacular English: Encyclopedia Ii - African American Vernacular English - History And Social Context
AAVE's development has its deepest roots in the trans-Atlantic African slave trade, but also has features of English spoken in the Britis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - African American Vernacular English: Encyclopedia Ii - African American Vernacular English - History And Social Context
AAVE's development has its deepest roots in the trans-Atlantic African slave trade, but it also has features of English spoken in Great B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New American Standard Bible: Encyclopedia Ii - New American Standard Bible - History And Textual Basis
As its name implies, the NASB is a revision of the American Standard Version of 1901. This translation was begun as an alternative to the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World League Of American Football: Encyclopedia Ii - World League Of American Football - Wlaf History
The original WLAF was a spring developmental American football league which had 10 teams playing a 10-game regular season. Teams were ali...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - European/south American Cup: Encyclopedia Ii - European/south American Cup - History
The Intercontinental Cup was created by Henri Delauney as a way of determining who is the top club in the world (Europe and South America...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Pit Bull Terrier: Encyclopedia Ii - American Pit Bull Terrier - History
When bullbaiting became illegal in England in 1835, clandestine and public matches between dogs filled the void. Originally pure bulldogs...   » Read the article

Dictionary - American System: American History Dictionary - American System
Definition and meaning of American System:   American System Intended to protect domestic manufacturers from foreign competit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Grumman American Aa-1: Encyclopedia Ii - Grumman American Aa-1 - Development History
The Yankee was originally designed in 1962 by Jim Bede as the BD-1. The prototype first flew on July 11, 1963 and featured folding wings ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1977 American League Championship Series: Encyclopedia Ii - 1977 American League Championship Series - History
This was the second of three straight years, in which the Royals and the Yankees squared off in the ALCS. The year before in the 1976 ALC...   » Read the article

Dictionary - American Protective League: American History Dictionary - American Protective League
Definition and meaning of American Protective League:   American Protective League The American Protective League was one of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Aging Association: Encyclopedia Ii - American Aging Association - History And Organization
AGE was founded in 1970 by Denham Harman, MD,PhD, who is often known as the "father" of the "Free-Radical Theory of Aging". Dr. Harman wa...   » Read the article

Dictionary - American System Of Manufacturing: American History Dictionary - American System Of Manufacturing
Definition and meaning of American system of manufacturing:   American system of manufacturing The American system of manufac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Physical Society: Encyclopedia Ii - American Physical Society - Brief History
The American Physical Society was founded on May 20, 1899, when thirty-six physicists gathered at Columbia University for that purpose. T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North American Soccer League: Encyclopedia Ii - North American Soccer League - History
In 1967, two pro soccer leagues started in the United States: the FIFA-sanctioned United Soccer Association and the unsanctioned National...   » Read the article

Dictionary - American Liberty League: American History Dictionary - American Liberty League
Definition and meaning of American Liberty League:   American Liberty League This business group organized to sway popular op...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York Americans: Encyclopedia Ii - New York Americans - Franchise History
At the league meetings in April of 1925, Bill Dwyer, New York's most-celebrated prohibition bootlegger, was awarded an expansion franchis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North American Numbering Plan: Encyclopedia Ii - North American Numbering Plan - History
In order to facilitate direct dialing calls, the NANP was created and instituted by AT&T, then the U.S. telephone monopoly, in 1947. ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Anglo-american Accords: American History Dictionary - Anglo-american Accords
Definition and meaning of Anglo-American Accords:   Anglo-American Accords This series of agreements reached in the British-A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Conference Of Governmental Industrial Hygienists: Encyclopedia Ii - American Conference Of Governmental Industrial Hygienists - History
The independent National Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (NCGIH) convened on June 27, 1938, in Washington, D.C.. NCGIH o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Friends Service Committee: Encyclopedia Ii - American Friends Service Committee - History
In April 1917 -- days after the United States joined World War I and declared war on Germany and its allies -- a group of Quakers met in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North American Aerospace Defense Command: Encyclopedia Ii - North American Aerospace Defense Command - History
North American Aerospace Defense Command - Background and formation. The growing perception of the threat of Soviet long-range strategi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American-british-dutch-australian Command: Encyclopedia Ii - American-british-dutch-australian Command - History
Efforts to organise the ABDA Command began soon after war between the Allies and Japan commenced, on December 7, 1941. On December 29, Wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Arizona: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Arizona - American Arizona Territory
Main article: Arizona Territory Early during the Civil War, Arizona Territory and the territory belonging to the Confederate States of Am...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Population History Of American Indigenous Peoples: Encyclopedia Ii - Population History Of American Indigenous Peoples - The Genocide Debate
The most controversial question relating to the population history of American indigenous peoples is whether or not the natives of the Am...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Inter-american Commission On Human Rights: Encyclopedia Ii - Inter-american Commission On Human Rights - History Of The Inter-american Human Rights System
The inter-American system for the protection of human rights emerged with the adoption of the American Declaration of the Rights and Duti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Canadian-american Association Of Professional Baseball: Encyclopedia Ii - Canadian-american Association Of Professional Baseball - League History
The Canadian-American Association is a new name for a league with ties to two independent leagues, the Northeast League (formed in 1995),...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Suzuki: Encyclopedia Ii - Suzuki - American Suzuki Co. History
In 1985, Suzuki made an agreement with General Motors to meet the increasing demand for small cars and the Chevrolet Sprint (Suzuki Cultu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Southern United States: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Southern United States - Native American Civilizations
In Pre-Columbian times (before Columbus arrived in the New World in 1492), the only inhabitants of what is now the Southern United States...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North American Man/boy Love Association: Encyclopedia Ii - North American Man/boy Love Association - History
NAMBLA emerged from the tumultuous political atmosphere of the 1970s, particularly from the wing of the Gay Liberation movement that foll...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of United States Imperialism: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of United States Imperialism - The Mexican American War
The Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 is often viewed as motivated by American imperialism. In 1846, President James K. Polk sent so...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pre-confederation History Of Canada: Encyclopedia Ii - Pre-confederation History Of Canada - The American Revolution
In 1775 American revolutionaries attempted to push their insurrection into Quebec. The Canadiens did not support the revolution, preferri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Panama: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Panama - American Seizure Of Panama And The Canal
Modern Panamanian history has been shaped by the reality of transisthmian commerce, and by the possibility of a canal to replace the diff...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Grand Canyon Area: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Grand Canyon Area - Native American Inhabitation
Current archaeological evidence suggests that humans have inhabited the Grand Canyon area as far back as 4,000 years and at least were pa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious History Of The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious History Of The United States - Religion And The American Revolution
Religion played a major role in the American Revolution by offering a moral sanction for opposition to the British -- an assurance to the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious History Of The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious History Of The United States - Religion And The American Revolution
Religion played a major role in the American Revolution by offering a moral sanction for opposition to the British -- an assurance to the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music History Of The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Music History Of The United States - American Roots Music
Main article: American roots music The first musicians anywhere in North America were Native Americans, who consist of hundreds of ethnic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish History In Colonial America: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish History In Colonial America - In The American Revolution
Before and during the American Revolutionary war the Jews had representatives of their faith upon both sides of the controversy, though t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Southern United States: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Southern United States - The South In The American Revolution
For main article, see American Revolution: War in the South At the start of the Revolutionary War, the focus was in the Northeast, but a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Jews In The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Jews In The United States - American Revolution
By 1776 and the War of Independence, around 2,000 Jews lived in America, with a significant role in the struggle for independence, includ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Canada: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Canada - Western Bna American Trade
Once the U.S. agreed to the 49th parallel north as the border separating it from western British North America, the British government cr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Computing Hardware: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Computing Hardware - American Developments
In 1937, Claude Shannon produced his master's thesis at MIT that implemented Boolean algebra using electronic relays and switches for the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British American Racing: Encyclopedia Ii - British American Racing - History
BAT had been involved in Formula One for many years, with several of its brands being displayed on F1 cars run by various teams. In 1997,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charleston Illinois: Encyclopedia Ii - Charleston Illinois - Native American And Pioneer History
Native Americans lived in the Charleston area for thousands of years before Europeans arrived. With the great tallgrass prairie to the we...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Strauss And Howe: Encyclopedia Ii - Strauss And Howe - Anglo-american Generational History
Strauss and Howe have identified the following generations, listed here with the birthyear ranges Strauss and Howe gave to them and the a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amusement Park: Encyclopedia Ii - Amusement Park - History Of American Amusement Parks
The first American amusement park, in the modern sense, was at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, held in Chicago, Illinois. The 1893...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amusement Park: Encyclopedia Ii - Amusement Park - History Of American Amusement Parks
In the 1920s, Walter Knott and his family sold berries from a roadside stand. In the 1930s Walter Knott cultivated the world's first boy...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - All Men Are Created Equal: Encyclopedia Ii - All Men Are Created Equal - Applications In American History
Declaring the equality of all men did not, however, prevent the United States from continuing the widespread practice of slavery. Indeed,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Filling Station: Encyclopedia Ii - Filling Station - History Of American Filling Stations
As automobiles became popular in the United States, the need for gas stations arose. The mass-production techniques for automobiles by He...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Filling Station: Encyclopedia Ii - Filling Station - History Of American Filling Stations
As automobiles became popular in the United States, the need for gas stations arose. The mass-production techniques for automobiles by He...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Filling Station: Encyclopedia Ii - Filling Station - History Of American Filling Stations
As automobiles became popular in the United States, the need for gas stations arose. The mass-production techniques for automobiles by He...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - African American History: Encyclopedia Ii - African American History - The Civil War Reconstruction And Its Aftermath: 1860-1890
In 1863, during the American Civil War (1861-1865), President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves in the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - African American History: Encyclopedia Ii - African American History - The Civil War Reconstruction And Its Aftermath: 1860-1890
In 1863, during the American Civil War (1861-1865), U.S. president Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - African American History: Encyclopedia Ii - African American History - The Civil War, Reconstruction And Its Aftermath: 1860-1890
In 1863, during the American Civil War (1861-1865), U.S. president Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of American Newspapers: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of American Newspapers - Revolutionary And Early National Era: 1770-1820
(This section is based on Newspapers, 1775–1860 by Frank W. Scott) History of American newspapers - The Massachusetts Spy. Isaiah Tho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Population History Of American Indigenous Peoples: Encyclopedia Ii - Population History Of American Indigenous Peoples - Other Causes Of Depopulation
Population history of American indigenous peoples - War and violence. While epidemic disease was by far the leading cause of the popula...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of American Newspapers: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of American Newspapers - The Press Served The Second Party System: 1820-1890
(This section is based on Newspapers, 1775–1860 by Frank W. Scott) The political and journalistic situation made the administration org...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Population History Of American Indigenous Peoples: Encyclopedia Ii - Population History Of American Indigenous Peoples - Depopulation From Disease
The earliest European immigrants offered two principal explanations for the population decline of the American natives. The first was the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of African Americans: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History Of African Americans - World Wars
Please remove this notice after the article has been expanded. Details are on this talk page or at Wikipedia:Requests for expansion. Many...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of United States Overseas Expansion: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of United States Overseas Expansion - Spanish-american War
The Spanish-American War took place in 1898. The Treaty of Paris (1898), ended the Spanish-American war, giving the United States possess...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The United States 1776-1789: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The United States 1776-1789 - Independence And The American Revolution
For details, see the main American Revolution and American Revolutionary War articles. The United States of America was formed by the ass...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of United States Continental Expansion: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of United States Continental Expansion - Mexican-american War
The Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 is often viewed as motivated by American imperialism. In 1846, President James K. Polk sent so...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music History Of The United States 1900-1940: Encyclopedia Ii - Music History Of The United States 1900-1940 - Native Americans
Main article: Native American music Modern Native American pow-wows arose around the turn of the 20th century. While some claim that poww...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music History Of The United States In The Late 19th Century: Encyclopedia Ii - Music History Of The United States In The Late 19th Century - African American Music
Music history of the United States in the late 19th century - Ragtime. Main article: Ragtime In the 1890s, more sophisticated African-A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The United States 1849-1865: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The United States 1849-1865 - Origins Of The American Civil War
With two fundamentally different labor systems at their base (the slave plantation system in the South and wage-labor industrial capitali...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Southern United States: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Southern United States - American Colonial Era 1607-1775
After the defeat of the Spanish Armada, the exploration of the new world opened to other European Countries, most notably England. Walter...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music History Of The United States During The Colonial Era: Encyclopedia Ii - Music History Of The United States During The Colonial Era - Native American Music
Main article: Native American music Native Americans had no indigenous traditions of classical music, nor a secular song tradition. Their...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music History Of The United States To The Civil War: Encyclopedia Ii - Music History Of The United States To The Civil War - African American Music
Music history of the United States to the Civil War - Africans in Louisiana. Main article: Louisiana Creole In Louisiana, drums remaine...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music History Of The United States During The Colonial Era: Encyclopedia Ii - Music History Of The United States During The Colonial Era - African Americans
Main article: African American music Brought to the United States as early as 1619, African slaves were from a variety of tribes from Wes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Population History Of American Indigenous Peoples: Encyclopedia Ii - Population History Of American Indigenous Peoples - Population Overview
Estimates of how many people were living in the Americas when Columbus arrived have varied tremendously; in the 20th century scholarly es...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The British Army: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The British Army - American Revolution Napoleonic Wars And The Long Peace 1774-1854
The American War of Independence began in 1775 when the Thirteen Colonies rose up against British rule. Many Americans, however, sought t...   » Read the article

Article - American History Sitemap I - A
This is a sitemap for American History - A . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word. ...   » Read the article