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| Abdulaziz al-Omari An airport security guard and Imam, Abdulaziz al-Omari (, also transliterated Abdul Aziz Alomari) was named by the FBI as one of the hijackers of the first plane which was crashed into the World Trade Center in the September 11 attacks. Abdulaziz_al-Omari | |
| Anita Hill Anita Faye Hill (born ) is a professor of social policy, law, and women's studies at Brandeis University at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management and a former colleague of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. She is best known for testifying under oath at Thomas' 1991 Senate confirmation hearings that her supervisor Thomas had made provocative and harassing sexual statements. Anita_Hill | |
| Abu Zubaydah Abu Zubaydah (; born 12 March 1971 as Zayn al-Abidin Muhammad Husayn) is currently in U.S. custody in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as a detainee in the war on Terror. Zubaydah's name is often transliterated as Abu Zubaidah, Abu Zubeida, or Abu Zoubeida. Born Zein al-Abideen Mohamed Hussein (Arabicaliases. Abu_Zubaydah | |
| Ahmed al-Nami A former law student and muezzin, Ahmed bin Abdullah al-Nami (احمد النامي, also transliterated Alnami or al-Nawi) (December 13, 1977 was named by the FBI as one of the hijackers of United Airlines flight 93 as part of the September 11 attacks. Ahmed_al-Nami | |
| Ahmed al-Haznawi Ahmed Ibrahim al-Haznawi () (October 11, 1980 FBI as one of the hijackers of United Airlines Flight 93 as part of the September 11 attacks. Ahmed_al-Haznawi | |
| Copyright Copyright gives the author of an original work exclusive right for a certain time period in relation to that work, including its publication, distribution and adaptation, after which time the work is said to enter the public domain. Copyright applies to any expressible form of an idea or information that is substantive and discrete and fixed in a medium. Copyright | |
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| Clarence Thomas Clarence Thomas (born June 23, 1948) is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, having served since 1991. Justice Thomas is the second African American to serve on the nation's highest court, after Justice Thurgood Marshall whom he succeeded.Thomas grew up in Georgia, and graduated from college and law school in New England. Clarence_Thomas | |
| Donald Rumsfeld Donald Henry Rumsfeld (born July 9, 1932) is a United States businessman, politician, the 13th Secretary of Defense under President Gerald Ford from 1975 to 1977, and the 21st Secretary of Defense under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2006. He is both the youngest (43 years old) and the oldest (74 years old) person to have held the position, as well as the only person to have held the position for two non-consecutive terms, and the second longest serving, behind Robert McNamara. Donald_Rumsfeld | |
| Hani Hanjour A pilot who had lived intermittently in the United States for ten years, Hani Saleh Hanjour, () (August 13 1972 September 11 2001) was one of five men named by the FBI as hijackers of American Airlines Flight 77 in the September 11 attacks. The FBI believes that he piloted the plane and crashed it into The Pentagon. Hanjour is largely considered to have been among the most conservative and religiously observant of the hijackers. Hani_Hanjour | |
| Jury trial A jury trial (or trial by jury) is a legal proceeding in which a jury either makes a decision or makes findings of fact which are then applied by a judge. It is distinguished from a bench trial, in which a judge or panel of judges make all decisions. English common law and the United States Constitution recognize the right to a jury trial to be a fundamental civil liberty or civil right that allows the accused to choose whether to be judged by judges or a jury of peers. Jury_trial | |
| Khalid al-Mihdhar Khalid al-Mihdhar (; also transliterated Almihdhar) (May 16, 1975 – September 11, 2001) was one of five hijackers of American Airlines Flight 77, which was flown into the Pentagon as part of a coordinated suicide attack on September 11, 2001. Mihdhar was born in Saudi Arabia and fought in the Bosnian War during the 1990s. Khalid_al-Mihdhar | |
| Motorcycle motorcycle (also called a motorbicycle, motorbike, bike, or cycle) is a single-track, two-wheeled motor vehicle. Motorcycles vary considerably depending on the task for which they are designed, such as long distance travel, navigating congested urban traffic, cruising, sport and racing, or off-road conditions. Being the most affordable form of motorised transport, in some parts of the world they are also the most widespread (e.g., Vietnam). Motorcycle | |
| Majed Moqed A former law student, Majed Mashaan Gh. Moqed (, also transliterated Moqued) was one of five men named by the FBI to be hijackers of American Airlines Flight 77 in the September 11 attack. Majed_Moqed | |
| Mark Twain Talk:Mark_Twain | |
| Native Americans in the United States Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States, including parts of Alaska and the island state of Hawaii. They comprise a large number of distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as intact political communities. Native_Americans_in_the_United_States | |
| Nawaf al-Hazmi Nawaf al-Hazmi (, also known as Rabia al-Makki.) (August 9, 1976 – September 11, 2001) was one of five terrorists named by FBI as hijackers of American Airlines flight 77, which was crashed into the Pentagon in the September 11 attack.He was initially dismissed as a "muscle hijacker" following the attacks, but was later revealed to have played a larger role in the operational planning than previously believed. Nawaf_al-Hazmi | |
| President of the United States The President of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in the United States by influence and recognition. The President leads the executive branch of the federal government and is one of only two nationally-elected federal officers (the other being the Vice President of the United States).Among other powers and responsibilities, Article II of the U.S. President_of_the_United_States | |
| Standard conditions for temperature and pressure "Standard conditions" redirects here. For the standard state of a substance, see standard state.In physical sciences, standard conditions for temperature and pressure (informally abbreviated as STP) are standard sets of conditions for experimental measurements, to allow comparisons to be made between different sets of data. Standard_conditions_for_temperature_and_pressure | |
| Salem al-Hazmi Salem al-Hazmi, (, also transliterated Alhazmi), (February 2, 1981 – September 11, 2001) was one of five men named on September 14, 2001 by the FBI as hijackers of American Airlines flight 77 in the September 11 attacks. His older brother, Nawaf al-Hazmi, was another hijacker aboard the same flight. Salem_al-Hazmi | |
| Scotch whisky Scotch whisky is whisky made in Scotland. In Britain, the term whisky is usually taken to mean Scotch unless otherwise specified. In other English-speaking countries, it is often referred to as "Scotch".Scotch whisky is divided into four distinct categoriessingle malt, vatted malt (also called "pure malt"), blended and single grain. The first written mention of Scotch whisky is in the Exchequer Rolls of Scotland, 1495. A Friar John Cor was the distiller. Scotch_whisky | |
| Saeed al-Ghamdi Saeed al-Ghamdi (; November 21, 1979 – September 11, 2001) was named by the FBI as one of the hijackers of United Airlines Flight 93 as part of the September 11 attacks. The FBI listed his other aliases as Abdul Rahman Saed Alghamdi; Ali S Alghamdi; Al- Gamdi; Saad M.S. Al Ghamdi; Sadda Al Ghamdi; Saheed Al-Ghamdi; and Seed Al Ghamdi. Saeed_al-Ghamdi | |
| United States Constitution The Constitution of the United States of America is the supreme law of the United States. It is the foundation and source of the legal authority underlying the existence of the United States of America and the Federal Government of the United States. It provides the framework for the organization of the United States Government. United_States_Constitution | |
| Article One of the United States Constitution Article One of the United States Constitution describes the powers of the legislative branch of the federal government - the Congress.The Article provides that Congress consists of a House of Representatives and the Senate, establishes the manner of election and qualifications of members of each House, and outlines legislative procedure and enumerates the powers vested in the legislative branch. Finally, it establishes limits on the powers of both Congress and the states. Article_One_of_the_United_States_Constitution | |
| Article Two of the United States Constitution Article Two of the United States Constitution creates the executive branch of the government, comprising the President and other executive officers. Article_Two_of_the_United_States_Constitution | |
| Article Three of the United States Constitution Article Three of the United States Constitution establishes the judicial branch of the federal government. The judicial branch comprises the Supreme Court of the United States along with lower federal courts established pursuant to legislation by Congress. Article_Three_of_the_United_States_Constitution | |
| Article Four of the United States Constitution Article Four of the United States Constitution relates to the states. It provides for the responsibilities states have to each other, and the responsibilities the federal government has to the states. Furthermore, it provides for the admission of new states and the changing of state boundaries. Article_Four_of_the_United_States_Constitution | |
| Article Five of the United States Constitution Article Five of the United States Constitution describes the process whereby the Constitution may be altered. Such amendments may be proposed by the United States Congress or by a national convention assembled at the request of the legislatures of at least two-thirds of the several states. Article_Five_of_the_United_States_Constitution | |
| Article Six of the United States Constitution Article Six establishes the United States Constitution and the laws and treaties of the United States made in accordance with it as the supreme law of the land, forbids religion as a requirement for holding a governmental position and holds the United States under the Constitution responsible for debts incurred by the United States under the Articles of Confederation. Article_Six_of_the_United_States_Constitution | |
| First Amendment to the United States Constitution The First Amendment to the United States Constitution is the part of the United States Bill of Rights that expressly prohibits the United States Congress from making laws "respecting an establishment of religion" or that prohibit the free exercise of religion, infringe the freedom of speech, infringe the freedom of the press, limit the right to peaceably assemble, or limit the right to petition the government for a redress of grievances. First_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution | |
| Third Amendment to the United States Constitution Third Amendment to the United States Constitution (Amendment III) is a part of the United States Bill of Rights. It was introduced by James Madison on September 5, 1789, and then three-fourths of the states ratified this as well as 9 others on December 15, 1791. Third_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution | |
| Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution is the part of the Bill of Rights which guards against unreasonable searches and seizures. It was ratified as a response to the abuse of the writ of assistance, which is a type of general search warrant, in the American Revolution. Fourth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution | |
| Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution is the part of the United States Bill of Rights which sets forth rights related to criminal prosecutions in federal courts. The Supreme Court has applied the protections of this amendment to the states through the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Sixth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution | |
| Seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution The Seventh Amendment (Amendment VII) of the United States Constitution, which is part of the Bill of Rights, codifies the right to a jury trial in certain civil trials. Unlike most of the Bill of Rights, the Supreme Court has not incorporated the amendment's requirements to the states under the Fourteenth Amendment. Seventh_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution | |
| Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution officially abolished and continues to prohibit slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. It was adopted on December 6, 1865, and was then declared in a proclamation of Secretary of State William H. Seward on December 18. Thirteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution | |
| Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution The Fourteenth Amendment (Amendment XIV) to the United States Constitution is one of the amendments that was enacted after the Civil War as part of the Reconstruction Amendments, along with the Thirteenth and Fifteenth Amendments. It was adopted on July 9, 1868. Fourteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution | |
| Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution Sixteenth Amendment (Amendment XVI) to the United States Constitution allows the Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states or basing it on Census results. This amendment overruled Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. (1895), which greatly limited the Congress' authority to levy an income tax.It was ratified on February 3, 1913. Sixteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution | |
| Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution The Nineteenth Amendment (Amendment XIX) to the United States Constitution prohibits each of the states and the federal government from denying any citizen the right to vote. It was ratified on August 18, 1920. Nineteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution | |
| Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution Eighteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution | |
| United Airlines Flight 175 United Airlines Flight 175 was a scheduled U.S. domestic passenger flight from Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts to Los Angeles International Airport. The flight was hijacked by five al-Qaeda-associated Islamist terrorists on the morning of September 11, 2001, and flown into the South Tower of the World Trade Center in New York City as part of the September 11 attacks. United_Airlines_Flight_175 | |
| United States Capitol The United States Capitol is the meeting place of the United States Congress, the legislature of the federal government of the United States. Located in Washington, D.C., it sits atop Capitol Hill at the eastern end of the National Mall. Though not in the geographic center of the District of Columbia, the Capitol is the origin by which the quadrants of the district are divided. United_States_Capitol | |
| Economy of the United States Economy_of_the_United_States | |
| United States Code United States Code (USC) is a compilation and codification of the general and permanent federal law of the United States. It contains 50 titles and is published every six years by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the US House of Representatives. United_States_Code | |
| United States armed forces The United States armed forces are the overall unified military forces of the United States. The United States military was first formed by the second Continental Congress to defend the new nation against the British Empire in the American Revolutionary War. United_States_armed_forces | |
| Constitution Party (United States) The Constitution Party is a nationalist and populist United States political party rooted in the paleoconservative movement. It was founded as the U.S. Taxpayers' Party in 1992. The party's official name was changed to the Constitution Party in 1999; however, some state affiliate parties are known under different names. Constitution_Party_(United_States) | |
| United States Cabinet The United States Cabinet (usually referred to as the President's Cabinet or simplified as the Cabinet) is composed of the most senior appointed officers of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States. Its existence dates back to the first American President, George Washington, who appointed a Cabinet of four people (Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson; Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton; Secretary of War Henry Knox; and Attorney General Edmund Randolph) to advise and assist him in his duties. United_States_Cabinet | |
| Wine Wine is an alcoholic beverage typically made of fermented grape juice. The natural chemical balance of grapes is such that they can ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes or other nutrients. Wine is produced by fermenting crushed grapes using various types of yeast. Yeast consumes the sugars found in the grapes and converts them into alcohol. Different varieties of grapes and strains of yeasts are used depending on the type of wine being produced. Wine | |
| Ziad Jarrah An aerospace engineering student, Ziad Samir Jarrah (); (May 11, 1975 pilot of United Airlines Flight 93, part of the September 11 attacks. He is believed to have taken over as the pilot of the aircraft and made an unsuccessful attempt to crash the plane into the U.S. Ziad_Jarrah | |
| State of the Union address State of the Union is an annual address presented before a joint session of Congress and held in the House of Representatives chamber at the U.S. Capitol. The address not only reports on the condition of the nation but also allows the president to outline his legislative agenda and national priorities to the United States Congress. The report has occurred in January (except for the occasion of a new president's entrance into Office, whereupon he gives his first address in February) since 1934. State_of_the_Union_address | |
| Hazardous waste A hazardous waste is waste that poses substantial or potential threats to public health or the environment and generally exhibits one or more of these characteristics cancerogenic ignitable (i.e., flammable) oxidizing corrosive toxic radioactive explosive U.S. environmental laws (see Resource Conservation and Recovery Act) additionally describe a "hazardous waste" as a waste (usually a solid waste) that has the potential to Hazardous_waste |
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