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1American Civil War — the war in the U.S. between the North and the South, 1861 65. * * * or Civil War or War Between the States (1861–65) Conflict between the U.S. federal government and 11 Southern states that fought to secede from the Union. It arose out of… …
2Great Spirit — The Great Spirit, also called Wakan Tanka among the Sioux, the Creator or the Great Maker in English, and Gitchi Manitou in Algonquian, is a conception of a supreme being prevalent among some Native American and First Nations cultures. According… …
3The Great Crash, 1929 — is a book written by John Kenneth Galbraith and published in 1954; it is an economic history of the lead up to the Wall Street Crash of 1929. The book argues that the 1929 stock market crash was precipitated by rampant speculation in the stock… …
4Latin American revolutions — The term Latin American revolutions refers to the various revolutions that took place during the early 19th century that resulted in the creation of a number of independent countries in the Latin American region. This is considered to be one of… …
5History of North American fraternities and sororities — The North American fraternities and sorority system began with students who wanted to meet secretly, usually for discussions and debates not thought appropriate by the faculty of their schools. Today they are used as social, professional, and… …
6History of North American college fraternities and sororities — Fraternities and sororities began with students who wanted to meet secretly, usually for discussions and debates not thought appropriate by the faculty of their schools. Today they are used as social, professional, and honorary groups that… …
7George II of Great Britain — George II Portrait by Thomas Hudson, 1744 King of Great Britain and Ireland (more...) Reign 11 …
8Wars of Alexander the Great — Alexander fighting Persian king Darius III. From Alexander Mosaic of Pompeii, Naples, Naples National Archaeol …
9sauvegarde — n. Monitor, lizard, great American safeguard (Lacerta monitor) …
10United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
