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...t settlers, including the young German immigrant August Imgard, whom local historians claim introduced Christmas trees to America in 1847. ...e 1815 Beall House. Displays include original Beall furniture, porcelains, American Indian artifacts, mounted animals, a smith, tools, firearms, clothing and a

The American Passion Play, originally performed in 1923, is presented each spring. The I ...ok notes. Although newspapers were unable to report the exact speech, most historians agree that this popular theme helped carry Lincoln to the presidency.

...," an interesting combination of [[English]] and [[Spanish]]. Thus, many [[historians]] argue that the introduction of wet-floor signs into popular use and popul ...ood that a sign would prevent a pedestrian from slipping on the wet floor. Historians of the Roman period point to the introduction of wet floor signs (approxima

...olar [[David Mindich]] (''Just the Facts: How "Objectivity" Came to Define American Journalism'', 1998), was the coverage that the major papers (most notably t ...a guiding principle by the 1890s. A number of communication scholars and historians agree that the idea of "objectivity" has prevailed as a dominant discourse

...thropologists and historians made their way to Sussex County, since Native American tribes in the eastern part of the country were practically unheard of. Mos .... Census)|African American]], 0.25% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.06% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.37% from [[Race (United States Ce

| nationality=American ...m in a bitter dispute with the Radical Republicans.<ref>{{cite book |title=American Legal History |last=Hall |first=Kermit |coauthors= Paul Finkelman, James W.

The area that would become Wyoming was inhabited by several Native American groups before the arrival of Europeans. The Shoshone, Arapaho, Cheyenne and Historians believe the first Europeans to see Wyoming were Francois and Louis Verendry

...the Buffalo State College in Buffalo, New York, one of the founders of the American Association for the History of Nursing, and a member of the editorial board We pass to the Middle Ages. Like many modern historians, Percy over-emphasises the contributions of the Islamic philosophers, altho

...200 letters from family and friends in Lebanon, dating back to 1925. A few historians have told Ellis that this was an important discovery. [[Keyword:=American history]]

...d Providence in 1636. It was granted a royal charter in 1663 and after the American Revolution began the industrialization that is still a major part of the st Until the American Revolution, Newport was the commercial center of the colony, thriving espec

...benefits. To resist this, employees can organize into [[labor union]]s ([[American English]]), or [[trade union]]s ([[British English]]), who represent most o ...[[slavery|slave]] and slaveowners are also not considered employers. Some historians suggest that slavery is older than employment, but both arrangements have e

| nationality=American ...ref> ([[March 16]] [[1751]] – [[June 28]] [[1836]]) was an [[United States|American]] [[politician]] and the fourth [[President of the United States]] (1809–

...rty]]. As Southern states declared their secession in the lead-up to the [[American Civil War]], he held that [[secession]] was illegal, but that going to war ...ary Dix ordered Treasury agents in New Orleans, "If any man pulls down the American flag, shoot him on the spot".

| nationality=American ...the treaty contained no ban on the British practice of [[impressment]] of American sailors. As a result, the two nations moved closer toward the [[War of 1812

...He became the founder of an important family of politicians, diplomats and historians, and in recent years [[Historical rankings of United States Presidents|his ...ood example. Otis’s argument inspired Adams with zeal for the cause of the American colonies.<ref> Ferling (1992) ch 2</ref>

...]] &ndash; [[October 8]], [[1869]]) was an [[Politics of the United States|American politician]] and the fourteenth [[President of the United States]], serving ...[[United States Senate|Senate]]. Later, Pierce took part in the [[Mexican-American War]] and became a [[brigadier general]]. His private law practice in his h

:''This article is about the American politician; for the American rock climber, see [[Warren Harding (climber)]].'' | nationality = American

...fth [[President of the United States]], and the last veteran of the [[American Civil War|Civil War]] to be elected. ...this one focused on foreign policy. As president, he fought the [[Spanish-American War]]. McKinley for months resisted the public demand for war, which was ba

| nationality= American ...ntinental Army]] to victory over the [[Kingdom of Great Britain]] in the [[American Revolutionary War]] (1775&ndash;1783).

| nationality=American ...e of which produced economic recovery during his term. The consensus among historians is that Hoover's defeat in the [[United States presidential election, 1932|

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...ogressiveness, and liberalism, has been a highly controversial position in American [[Foreign policy in the United States|foreign policy]], serving as a model ...in political philosophy and history. He was active in the undergraduate [[American Whig-Cliosophic Society|discussion club]], and organized a separate Liberal

| nationality=American ...He was a polarizing figure who dominated [[Politics of the United States|American politics]] in the 1820s and 1830s. His political ambition combined with th

| nationality = American ...defeat of the [[secession]]ist [[Confederate States of America]] in the [[American Civil War]]. He introduced measures that resulted in the abolition of slave

...rge Nixon III had been killed at the [[Battle of Gettysburg]] during the [[American Civil War]] while serving in the 73rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Richard Nixo ...tier Friends Church, where he remained a member all his life. A lifelong [[American football]] fan, Nixon practiced with the team assiduously, but spent most o

...]] [[1857]] – [[March 8]] [[1930]]) was an [[Politics of the United States|American politician]], the twenty-seventh [[President of the United States]], the te ...h had been ceded to the United States by [[Spain]] following the [[Spanish-American War]] and the [[Treaty of Paris (1898)|1898 Treaty of Paris]]. Although Taf

...s friends resigned for high paying business jobs. He was assigned to the [[American Battle Monuments Commission]], directed by General [[John J. Pershing]], th ...military officials, 1945.JPEG|thumb|Eisenhower (seated, middle) with other American military officials, 1945. General Patton is seated second from the left.]]

...ll]], the [[Space Race]], the [[American Civil Rights Movement (1955–1968)|American Civil Rights Movement]] and early events of the [[Vietnam War]]. ...ef>[http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/presidents/35_kennedy/kennedy_legacy.html American Experience: John F. Kennedy], [[PBS]]. Retrieved on [[February 25]] [[2007]

...anor Roosevelt]], remain touchstones for [[modern American liberalism]]. [[American conservatism|Conservatives]] vehemently fought back, but Roosevelt usually ...States as it became the [[Arsenal of Democracy]], putting sixteen million American men into uniform.

...cratic-Republican Party]], which dominated [[Politics of the United States|American politics]] for a quarter-century. Jefferson served as the wartime [[Governo ...delegates to a national congress. The pamphlet was a powerful argument of American terms for a settlement with Britain. It helped speed the way to independenc

|nationality=American ...he escalated the American involvement in the [[Vietnam War]], from 16,000 American soldiers in 1963 to 550,000 in early 1968.

...s, however, the first sound cartoon to achieve wide recognition. Animation historians have long debated who had served as the [[composer]] for the film's origina ...ten by [[Carl Stalling]] and the lyrics by Walt Disney. Finally, animation historians have pointed that it seems to be the first song with original lyrics create

...eval Dalmatia by Danijel Dzino (p52).</ref>) seems to confirm this. Some historians have placed the settlement of Slavs more in the region of the late 8th cent ''Some Croatian historians and researchers are a legion of agit-props engaged in the “patriotic miss

...out about the '''Yugoslav execution''' squads. The more objective Italian historians and statisticians such as Galliano Fogar and Raoul Pupo point to between 10 ...000 victims in total. According to the research of Slovenian and Croatian historians, Partisans in Slovenia liquidated most of the Ustasa and Home Guard units.

...ly|Italian]] [[Val Camonica]], circa 8000 BCE), to glazed plates (Native [[American Indian]] plate, circa 700 AD) and through to [[19th Century]] [[Japan]]ese fact, by ancient historians and up through [[Alfred Kinsey|Kinsey]] in

|nationality=American |battles= [[Mexican-American War]]

...= Oshinsky|first= David M.|editor= Alan Brinkley and Davis Dyer|title= The American Presidency |chapter= Harry Truman|year= 2004|publisher= Houghton Mifflin|lo ...i National Guard]] in 1905, and served in it until 1911. With the onset of American participation in World War I, he rejoined the Guard. At his physical in 190

...found out about the Yugoslav execution squads. The more objective Italian historians and statisticians such as Galliano Fogar and Raoul Pupo point to between 10 ...Lees (p47)</ref><ref>Woodrow Wilson and Harry Truman: Mission and Power in American Foreign Policy by Anne R. Pierce. (p219)</ref>}}

|nationality=[[United States|American]] ...gh School and was a star athlete and [[captain (sports)|captain]] of his [[American football|football]] team. In 1930, he was selected to the All-City team of

...esidency was marked by several major crises, including the takeover of the American embassy and [[Iran hostage crisis|holding of hostages]] by students in Iran ...crisis]], during which the United States struggled to rescue diplomats and American citizens held hostage in [[Tehran]]. By 1980, Carter was so unpopular that

...draw heavily on literature of the region that would be unavailable to most American or British journalists." </ref> Titoism as a ideology emerged after the Sov ...found out about the Yugoslav execution squads. The more objective Italian historians and statisticians such as Galliano Fogar and Raoul Pupo point to between 10