American Indian Heritage Month is observed every November in the United States. Learn about famous firsts by American Indians, read about the origins of American Indian Heritage Month, and…
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From Dred Scott to Affirmative Action
The U.S. Supreme Court Related Links Milestones in Supreme Court History Timeline: Civil Rights Timeline: Affirmative Action Timeline:…
(Encyclopedia) Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), a Colonial patriotic society in the United States, open to women having one or more ancestors who aided the cause of the Revolution. The…
(Encyclopedia) Ingersoll, Jared, 1722–81, American colonial official, b. Milford, Conn. He was made (1751) king's attorney in New Haven, and later he sailed (1758) for England as a colonial agent.…
(Encyclopedia) House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), a committee (1938–75) of the U.S. House of Representatives, created to investigate disloyalty and subversive organizations. Its first…
(Encyclopedia) Hamilton, Andrew, 1676?–1741, colonial American lawyer, defender of John Peter Zenger, b. Scotland. He practiced law in Maryland and then Pennsylvania, where he became (1717) attorney…
