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My Lai incident

(Encyclopedia)My Lai incident mē lī [key], a massacre of Vietnamese civilians by U.S. soldiers in the Vietnam War. On Mar. 16, 1968, a unit of the U.S. army's Americal division, led by Lt. William L. Calley, inva...

Washington, D.C.

(Encyclopedia)Washington, D.C., capital of the United States, coextensive (since 1878, when Georgetown became a part of Washington) with the District of ...

Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial

(Encyclopedia)Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Memorial University of Newfoundland

(Encyclopedia)Memorial University of Newfoundland, at St. John's, N.L., Canada; provincially supported; coeducational; founded 1925 as Memorial Univ. College. It achieved university status in 1949. The school has f...

Johnstown Flood National Memorial

(Encyclopedia)Johnstown Flood National Memorial: see Johnstown (2); National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Mount Rushmore National Memorial

(Encyclopedia)Mount Rushmore National Memorial, 1,278 acres (518 hectares), SW S.Dak., in the Black Hills; est. 1925, dedicated 1927. There, carved on the face of the mountain and visible for 60 mi (97 km), are the...

Hamilton Grange National Memorial

(Encyclopedia)Hamilton Grange National Memorial: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

George Washington Memorial Parkway

(Encyclopedia)George Washington Memorial Parkway: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

General Grant National Memorial

(Encyclopedia)General Grant National Memorial: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...

Fort Clatsop National Memorial

(Encyclopedia)Fort Clatsop National Memorial, now part of Lewis and Clark National Historical Park. See National Parks and Monuments (table) ...