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Parent topics
- United States of America [r]: A country of North America, north of Mexico, south of Canada. [e]
Subtopics
Principal cities
- Akron, Ohio [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Canton, Ohio [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Cleveland, Ohio [r]: The second-largest city in the state of Ohio, with a population as of the 2000 Census of 478,403. [e]
- Cincinnatti, Ohio [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Columbus, Ohio [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Dayton, Ohio [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Springfield, Ohio [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Toledo, Ohio [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Warren, Ohio [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Youngstown, Ohio [r]: Add brief definition or description
Politics and government
State government
U.S. Senate
- Sherrod Brown [r]: U.S. Senator (D-Ohio); Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs; participant, 2009 White House Forum on Health Reform; 2002 vote against Iraq War; Congressional Internet Caucus [e]
- George Voinovich [r]: Add brief definition or description
U.S. House of Representatives
- Steve Austria [r]: U.S. Representative (R-Ohio), Republican Study Committee [e]
- John Boccieri [r]: Add brief definition or description
- John Boehner [r]: U.S. Representative and House Minority Leader, (R-Ohio); strong supporter of Iraq War and rejected Iraq Study Group report; appeared with Michele Bachmann at November 2006 rally against health care legislation [e]
- Steve Driehaus [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Marcia Fudge [r]: U.S. Representative (D-Ohio); Congressional Progressive Caucus; Congressional Black Caucus [e]
- Jim Jordan [r]: U.S. Representative (R-Ohio); U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform; House Judiciary Committee; Republican Study Committee; 100% American Conservative Union rating, 2008 [e]
- Marcy Kaptur [r]: U.S. Representative (D-Ohio), House Appropriations Committee; House Budget Committee; "no" to 2002 Iraq War vote and Out of Iran Caucus; Congressional Progressive Caucus; U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform; Congressional Ukrainian Caucus [e]
- Dennis Kucinich [r]: U.S. Representative (D-Ohio), U.S. House Committee on Education and Labor; U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform; Vice Chair, Congressional Progressive Caucus [e]
- Steven LaTourette [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Robert Latta [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Mary Jo Kilroy [r]: U.S. Representative (D-Ohio), House Financial Services Committee: Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises, Housing and Community Opportunity and Oversight and Investigations subcommittees; House Committee on Homeland Security [e]
- Tim Ryan [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Jean Schmidt [r]: U.S. Representative (R-Ohio), House Transportation Committee, House Agriculture Committee: ranking Republican, Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture; Republican Study Committee [e]
- Zachary Space [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Betty Sutton [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Pat Tiberi [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Michael Turner [r]: U.S. Representative (R-Ohio), U.S. House Armed Services Committee; U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform; Congressional Caucus on Bosnia [e]
- Charles Wilson [r]: U.S. Representative (D-Ohio); Blue Dog Coalition [e]
Social, cultural, and educational
- To include 4 yr colleges and universities, also museums, zoos, etc
- Amish [r]: A Christian people centered mainly in the United States and noted for their rejection of much of modern culture and technology. [e]
Industry and agriculture
- Principal crops and farming-related articles, industrial products, etc
Geographical and geological features
Noteworthy places
- Examples: Hoover Dam
People
- Either native born or important in some way to the state
Federal
- Institutions and installations such as military (West Point), research facilities (Los Alamos), National Paks, Wilderness areas
State history
- McGuffey Readers [r]: A set of highly influential school textbooks used in the 19th and early 20th centuries in the elementary grades in the United States. [e]
Other related topics
Associated U.S. states and Canadian provinces
Native American
- Tribes, reservations, etc
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- Abraham Lincoln [r]: (1809-65) Born in Illinois, President of the United States during the American Civil War. [e]
- Alexander Long [r]: Add brief definition or description
- American Civil War [r]: Major war 1861-65 fought over slavery in which the U.S. defeated the secessionist Confederate States of America. [e]
- Andrew Jackson [r]: An American general who defeated the British at New Orleans in 1815 and was U.S. President from 1829-1837. [e]
- Andrew Johnson [r]: The 17th president of the United States of America (1865-69) after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln in April 1865. [e]
- Anti-Saloon League [r]: The leading American Prohibitionist organization. [e]
- Barack Obama [r]: (1961–) 44th President of the United States of America (2009-) and a former Senator from Illinois. [e]
- Benjamin Harrison [r]: (1833 - 1901) The 23rd President of the United States, elected in 1888 but defeated by Grover Cleveland in 1892. [e]
- Bill Clinton [r]: US Democratic politician (1946– ); Governor of Arkansas 1983–1992; President of the United States 1993–2001, husband of U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton [e]
- Bill of rights [r]: List of rights enjoyed by an individual in a specific context. [e]
- CALPUFF air pollution dispersion model [r]: An advanced, integrated Gaussian puff modeling system for the simulation of air pollution dispersion. [e]
- Calvin Coolidge [r]: President of the United States 1923-1929, who took office after President Warren G. Harding's death. [e]
- Chester A. Arthur [r]: The 21st President of the United States. [e]
- Clarence Earl Gideon [r]: The petitioner/defendant in a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case, decided in 1963, establishing the right to counsel protected by the Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution. [e]
- Cleveland, Ohio [r]: The second-largest city in the state of Ohio, with a population as of the 2000 Census of 478,403. [e]
- Columbus, Ohio [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Dennis Kucinich [r]: U.S. Representative (D-Ohio), U.S. House Committee on Education and Labor; U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform; Vice Chair, Congressional Progressive Caucus [e]
- Elinor Smith [r]: (1911) a pioneering American aviatrix, once known as "The Flying Flapper of Freeport". She was the first woman test pilot for both Fairchild and Bellanca. [e]
- Evangelicalism [r]: A historically recent collection of religious beliefs, practices, and traditions typified by an emphasis on evangelism, and by what adherents call a "personal experience" of conversion. [e]
- Franklin D. Roosevelt [r]: (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), often called FDR, the President of the United States 1933 to 1945. [e]
- Franklin Pierce [r]: (November 23, 1804 – October 8, 1869) The 14th President of the United States, serving from 1853 to 1857. [e]
- George H. W. Bush [r]: (1924–) 41st U.S. President (Republican), elected in 1988 and serving one term; Director of Central Intelligence; U.S. Ambassador to China; youngest naval aviator in WWII [e]
- George W. Bush [r]: (1946–) 43rd U.S. President (Republican), elected in 2000 and re-elected in 2004. [e]
- George Washington [r]: First President of the United States (1789-1797) and commander in chief of the Continental Army. [e]
- Gerald Ford [r]: (1913-2006) The 38th President of the United States (1974-77), the first not elected as either president or vice-president. [e]
- Grover Cleveland [r]: The 22nd and 24th President of the United States, and the only one to serve two non-consecutive terms. [e]
- Harry S. Truman [r]: (1884-1972) President of the U.S. from 1945 to 1953. [e]
- Herbert Hoover [r]: US President from 1929 to 1933. [e]
- Indiana [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Iraq Study Group [r]: Add brief definition or description
- J. Kenneth Blackwell [r]: A professional financial manager and recipient of the American Conservative Union and the Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs John M. Ashbrook Award; former mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, undersecretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Human Rights Commission; treasurer and secretary of state of Ohio; Advisor, Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs [e]
- James Buchanan [r]: Only U.S. President (15th), 1857-1861, that never married. Democratic Senator and Secretary of State under President James K. Polk. [e]
- James Garfield [r]: The 20th President of the United States, serving in 1881, and a Republican U.S. Congressman from Ohio. [e]
- James K. Polk [r]: (1795–1849) Eleventh President of the U.S.A. [e]
- James Madison [r]: (March 16, 1751 – June 28, 1836), An American politician, political theorist, Secretary of State, fourth President of the United States of America (1809–1817) and one of the most influential Founding Fathers of the United States. [e]
- James Monroe [r]: (1758-1831) The fifth president of the United States (1817-1825), best known for sponsoring the Monroe Doctrine, and for presiding over a lessening of partisan tensions known as the "Era of Good Feelings." [e]
- Jean Shepherd [r]: (26 July 1921 – 16 October 1999) American raconteur, radio and TV personality, writer and actor, renowned for creating nostalgic and humorous storytelling. [e]
- Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs [r]: An organization dedicated to advancing the strategic relationship between the US and Israel, with military exchanges, education and research [e]
- Jimmy Carter [r]: President of the USA from 1977 to 1981, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002. [e]
- John Adams [r]: (1735-1826) An American Founding Father, diplomat, and the second President of the United States from 1797-1801. [e]
- John F. Kennedy [r]: American politician (1917-1963); president 1961-1963; assassinated in Dallas. [e]
- John Quincy Adams [r]: (1767-1848) was the sixth president of the United States (1825-1829), and the son of President John Adams (1797-1801). [e]
- John Tyler [r]: (March 29, 1790 – January 18, 1862) A United States politician and the tenth President of the United States (1841-1845). [e]
- Joseph Smith, Jr. [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Kentucky [r]: 15th state of the USA [e]
- Kroger Babb [r]: (30 December 1906 – 28 January 1980) American film and television producer and showman, whose marketing techniques were similar to a travelling salesman's, from the medicine-show tradition. [e]
- Lake Erie [r]: Southernmost of the North American Great Lakes [e]
- Laurentide glaciation [r]: The most recent glacier to span much of North America. [e]
- Library Research Service [r]: The Library Research Service generates library statistics and research for library and education professionals, public officials, and the media. [e]
- Lyndon B. Johnson [r]: American politician (1908-1973); president 1963–1969; known for his civil rights bills and "The Great Society". [e]
- Maple syrup [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Mark Hanna [r]: (1837 – 1904) A leader of the U.S. Republican Party; campaign manager of President William McKinley. [e]
- Martin Van Buren [r]: (1782-1862) An American politician and President of the United States (1837-1841). [e]
- Mexican Revolution [r]: A civil war in Mexico from 1910 to 1920, producing the Mexican Constitution of 1917, costing Mexico 2.1 million lives, and the long rule of the Institutional Revolutionary Party [e]
- Michigan [r]: 26st state of the USA [e]
- Millard Fillmore [r]: The thirteenth President of the United States following the death of President Zachary Taylor. [e]
- North American Great Lakes [r]: There are five large connected Lakes in Eastern North America. [e]
- Official English movement [r]: Campaigns in the USA which call for English to be made the only official language of the country; a common name for this is 'English Only', often used by civil liberties groups to describe the debate, but supporters usually prefer 'pro-English' or 'official English'. [e]
- Ontario [r]: A province in eastern Canada, the second largest in area and with approximately 12,000,000 people (2006 census) the most populous. [e]
- Pearl Hart [r]: (1871-1956?) Cowgirl and outlaw; one of few female stagecoach robbers in the American Wild West. [e]
- Pennsylvania [r]: One of the fifty states in the United States [e]
- President of the United States of America [r]: Head of state and government of the United States of America; elected through an electoral college and responsible for appointing Federal judges and senior officials of the executive branch, subject to Senate confirmation [e]
- Reference conditions of gas temperature and pressure [r]: The temperature and pressure conditions that define the density of a gas and serve to document a stated gas volume. [e]
- Richard Nixon [r]: American politician (1913–1994); President of the United States 1969–1974. Known for ending the Vietnam War and for the Watergate scandal. [e]
- Rock music [r]: A form of popular music with a prominent vocal melody, accompanied by guitar, drums, and bass. Rock music usually has a strong back beat, which evolved from earlier rock and roll and rockabilly music. [e]
- Ronald Reagan [r]: Ronald Reagan was the 40th president of the United States. [e]
- Rutherford B. Hayes [r]: (1822-1893) The Republican President of the United States, 1877-1881. [e]
- Secretary of State [r]: In Britain, the head of any of the more important government departments, or in the United States, the head of the State Department, which deals with foreign policy. [e]
- Shawnee State University [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Theodore Roosevelt [r]: (1858-1919), Twenty-sixth President of the United States, naturalist, historian, political reformer, and Progressive Era politician. [e]
- Thomas Jefferson [r]: (1743-1826) Third President of the United States and author of the Declaration of Independence. [e]
- Throat Culture (band) [r]: Five member a cappella band based in Columbus, Ohio. [e]
- U.S. Republican Party [r]: One of two major contemporary political parties in the United States; center-right; the elephant is its symbol [e]
- Ulysses S. Grant [r]: (1822-1885) American general and 18th president of the United States (1869-1877). [e]
- Waltz [r]: A melody played with three beats per bar, usually in 3/4 or 3/8 time. [e]
- Warren G. Harding [r]: President of the USA, 1921-23, his administration is best known for the scandals that erupted. [e]
- Welding [r]: Fabrication or sculptural process that joins materials, usually metals or thermoplastics, by causing coalescence at a high melting point. [e]
- Wendell Willkie [r]: Add brief definition or description
- West Virginia [r]: 35th state of the USA [e]
- William Henry Harrison [r]: (February 9, 1773 – April 4, 1841) was the first governor of Indiana Territory, a senator representing Ohio and the 9th President of the United States. [e]
- William Howard Taft [r]: (1857 – 1930) The 27th President and 10th Chief Justice of the United States. [e]
- William McKinley [r]: (1843–1901) Twenty-fifth President of the United States, Governor of Ohio. [e]
- Woodrow Wilson [r]: 28th U.S. President (1913-1921); founded the Federal Reserve and brought his country to fight both the Mexicans in the Mexican Revolution and the Central Powers in World War One. [e]
- Wright brothers [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Zachary Taylor [r]: (1784–1850) President of the United States from 1849 to 1850, led the U.S. army in the Mexican-American War. [e]
