Search results for "Military of the United States" - New World Encyclopedia
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- The Allied Powers were a group of countries (also known as the Allies ... The Second World War's opposing alliances pitted strong democracies ...16 KB (2,240 words) - 18:30, 21 July 2023
- The Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty (ABM Treaty or ABMT) was a treaty ... Only two ABM systems have previously been operational against ICBMs: ...15 KB (2,315 words) - 06:19, 31 July 2023
- The bugle is one of the simplest brass instruments; it is essentially ... Historically the bugle was signaling instrument, as well as an official ...10 KB (1,584 words) - 18:37, 22 November 2023
- referred to as Joe Brown, was a Governor of Georgia from 1857 to 1865, ... business dealings; acquiring great wealth at the misery of others, mainly convict ...6 KB (819 words) - 21:23, 6 May 2024
- The Purple Heart is an American military decoration that was the first ... Designed by Washington in the form of a purple heart, it was intended ...23 KB (3,569 words) - 00:25, 3 December 2022
- elected positions as a representative in the Louisiana House of Representatives ... Benjamin was born a British subject in Christiansted, Saint Croix ...16 KB (2,409 words) - 06:37, 28 February 2023
- pioneer, soldier, and statesman. He was the seventh governor of Kentucky ... Born in South Carolina, Adair enlisted in the state militia and served ...12 KB (1,815 words) - 04:05, 3 August 2022
- diplomat and conservative politician. He was the fourth secretary-general of ... Prior to serving as UN secretary general, Waldheim was a member of ...13 KB (1,899 words) - 05:02, 10 June 2024
- Category:Military [[Image:ROTCFTX1.jpg|thumb|right|200 px|Army ROTC ... The Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) is a college-based ...25 KB (3,768 words) - 19:43, 16 April 2023
- as Belle Boyd, was a Confederate spy in the American Civil War. She operated ... Belle was born in Martinsburg, Virginia (now West Virginia), the eldest ...7 KB (1,038 words) - 20:18, 20 January 2022
- economist. He began his career as a member of the Austrian School of economics ... His mother was an illegitimate daughter of German emperor, Frederick III ...9 KB (1,193 words) - 04:38, 18 November 2022
- 1955) was an American newspaper baron, owner of the Chicago Tribune, and popularly ... A leading opponent of United States entry into World War II and of ...11 KB (1,557 words) - 02:14, 16 December 2022
- The Triple Entente ("entente"—French for "agreement ... Fear and suspicion drove the three nations to seek a viable partnership ...9 KB (1,394 words) - 19:48, 26 March 2020
- Zachary Taylor (November 24, 1784 - July 9, 1850) was an American military leader and the twelfth president of the United States. Taylor had ...16 KB (2,480 words) - 10:32, 7 June 2023
- Thomas Heyward, Jr. (July 28, 1746 – March 6, 1809), was a signer ... He served in the last four Royal Assemblies in the colony and in its ...11 KB (1,659 words) - 21:17, 30 April 2023
- 1909) was a prominent Native American leader of the Chiricahua Apache who long ... Geronimo embodied the very essence of the Apache values—aggressiveness ...9 KB (1,383 words) - 18:20, 21 May 2024
- – February 1, 1922) was a field marshal in the Imperial Japanese Army and ... Sent to Europe in 1869 by the government to research European military ...14 KB (2,206 words) - 10:08, 22 May 2023
- - February 23, 1915) was a mulatto slave in the United States who freed himself ... His actions as a Navy ship captain helped to bolster support for the ...13 KB (2,026 words) - 02:16, 16 December 2022
- 1900) in Haicheng County, Fengtian province of China – October 14, 2001 ... In the X’ian Incident of December 1936, Zhang kidnapped Chiang Kai ...11 KB (1,688 words) - 05:58, 13 June 2023
- was a Republican Senator from Maine, and one of the most successful politicians ... Margaret Chase was born in Skowhegan, Maine, on December 14, 1897 ...14 KB (2,161 words) - 08:31, 10 March 2023
