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America's Favorite Structures

The best architecture in the United States   The Gateway Arch in St. Louis ranks #14 Related Links Structures and Buildings Famous Buildings and…

Notable Actors

Isabella Rossellini See also Filmmakers and Directors African-American Actors Asian American Film & Television Personalities Hispanic-American Film, Television, and Theater…

Scientists: Physical Sciences

  Notable Scientists: Physical Sciences Astronomers, astrophysicists, chemists, and physicists     Jump to a category:…

Comics Timeline

The history of the funnies in America by Shmuel Ross and Jennie Wood 1800s • 1900–1919 • 1920s • 1930s • 1940s • 1950s • 1960s • 1970s • 1980s • 1990s • 2000s •…

State Department Notes on Nicaragua

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People Government and Political Conditions Economy U.S.-Nicaraguan Relations PEOPLENicaragua takes its name from Nicarao, chief of the…

South America

Argentina Juan Facundo Quiroga, Argentine caudillo (1790–1835) Juan Martín de Pueyrredón, Argentine general, supreme director of the United Provinces of La Plata (1816–19) Bernardino Rivadavia…

2018 Calendar & Holidays

See also: Holidays in America.   Next month: February January 2018 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat…

Islamic art and architecture

(Encyclopedia) Islamic art and architecture, works of art and architecture created in countries where Islam has been dominant and embodying Muslim precepts in its themes. Among the ceramic types…