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|Ship in service= ...ho commanded [[USS Constitution|USS ''Constitution'']] during the [[War of 1812]]. The ''Stewart'' is one of only two preserved U.S. destroyer escorts and

.... The U.S. harvested 1,004,600 acres (4&nbsp;065&nbsp;km²) of sugarbeets in 2008 alone.<ref>[http://www.nass.usda.gov/QuickStats/index2.jsp NASS - Stat ...ber 21, 2009, a federal court ruled that the USDA had violated federal law in deregulating Roundup Ready sugar beets without adequately evaluating the en

...ritannica'' became the first encyclopaedia to adopt "continuous revision", in which the encyclopaedia is continually reprinted and every article updated ...up> edition, ''Index'' preface}}</ref> Although publication has been based in the United States since 1901, the ''Britannica'' has maintained [[American

...pread criticism, the ''Britannica'' restored the Index as a two-volume set in 1985. The core of the ''Propædia'' is its '''Outline of Knowledge''', whi ...ch major discipline, a "roadmap" for a student who wishes to learn a field in its entirety. Finally, the ''Propædia'' serves as an expanded Table of Co

'''Bouvier's Law Dictionary''' is a book with a long tradition in the [[United States]] legal community. The first edition was written by [[J ...ts [[England|English]] antecedent. He finally presented it for publication in 1839. Like many of his generation, Bouvier used his [[preface]] to justify

...; and it does claim to be a 'complete account of all things' - to contain, in epitome, all that was known at the time it was written. ...ia'' contributed to the popularization and legitimization of [[Platonism]] in the Arabic world.<ref name="ency-borges">"George Sales observes that this u

...r mine disasters in [[Great Britain|Britain]], claiming 91 lives on 25 May 1812. ...erous operation conducted by a "monk", actually a foolhardy miner shrouded in a wet blanket who poked a candle on a long pole into gas pockets. His life

...e credited as their founders. A few institutions were named by the founder in honor of a parent, child, spouse, or other close family member. | University was established by the Aga Khan in 1983 as part of the [[Aga Khan Development Network]].<ref>[http://www.aku.e

...rica]] which are named after people. The etymology is generally referenced in the article about the person or the place name. *[[Albany, New Hampshire]] &ndash; [[James II of England|James of York and Albany]] (indirectly, via [[Albany, New York]])