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Truth or Consequences

(Encyclopedia) Truth or Consequences, city (1990 pop. 6,221), seat of Sierra co., SW N.Mex., on the Rio Grande between the Black Range (W) and Jornada del Meurto desert basin (E); inc. 1916 as Hot…

Fort Sill

(Encyclopedia) Fort Sill, U.S. military reservation, Comanche co., SW Okla., 4 mi (6.4 km) N of Lawton; est. 1869 by Gen. Philip Sheridan. A 95,000-acre (38,445-hectare) field artillery and missile…

Amati

(Encyclopedia) AmatiAmatiämäˈtē [key], Italian family of violinmakers of Cremona. The founder of the Cremona school was Andrea Amati (c.1520–c.1578), whose earliest violins date from c.1564. His…

Apache

(Encyclopedia) ApacheApacheəpăchˈē [key], Native North Americans of the Southwest composed of six culturally related groups. They speak a language that has various dialects and belongs to the…

Osama bin Laden is SEALed and Delivered

Due to standard Navy procedure, we will probably never know the names of the men who brought down Osama bin Laden US Navy SEALs insignia Related Links Osama bin Laden Al-…

Strikeout Coincidence

The Question: Nolan Ryan and Bob Gibson supposedly struck out the same guy six years apart for both of their 3,000th strikeouts. Who was this guy? The Answer…

Native American Heritage Month

Native American Heritage Month is observed every November in the United States. Learn about the history of the observance, read biographies of famous Native Americans, try our quizzes, find stats…

American Indian Heritage Month

American Indian Heritage Month is observed every November in the United States. Learn about the history of American Indian Heritage Month, read biographies of famous American Indians…