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Miles, Nelson Appleton
(Encyclopedia) Miles, Nelson Appleton, 1839–1925, American army officer, b. near Westminster, Mass. In 1861, at the outbreak of the Civil War, he left his job in a Boston store and organized a…Farmer-Labor party
(Encyclopedia) Farmer-Labor party, in U.S. history, political organization composed of agrarian and organized labor interests. Formed in 1919 as the National Labor party, it changed its name at its…August 2020 Current Events: US News
Top of Page Science and Technology News | World News | Disaster News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the world…Walt Whitman: From Far Dakota's Canyons [June 25, 1876]
From Far Dakota's Canyons [June 25, 1876]From far Dakota's canyons, Lands of the wild ravine, the dusky Sioux, the lonesome stretch, the silence, Haply to-day a mournful wall, haply a…North Dakota: American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000
Source informationSouth Dakota: American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000
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(Encyclopedia) Wilder, Laura Elizabeth Ingalls, 1867–1957, American author of the classic Little House series of children's books, b. Pepin, Wis. She and her pioneer family traveled (1869–79)…Red River, rivers, United States and Canada
(Encyclopedia) Red River. 1 River, 1,222 mi (1,967 km) long, southernmost of the large tributaries of the Mississippi River. It rises in two branches in the Texas Panhandle and flows SE between Texas…Red River Settlement
(Encyclopedia) Red River Settlement, agricultural colony in present Manitoba, North Dakota, and Minnesota. It was the undertaking of Thomas Douglas, 5th earl of Selkirk. Wishing to relieve the…October 2016: Arson Causes $2 Million in Damage to Dakota Access Pipeline
World News | Disasters & Science News Here's a slideshow depicting the major U.S. news events of October 2016. 1. Police Kill Black Man in L.A. 2. FBI Announces Arrest of NSA…