An English-based creole language (often shortened to English creole) is a creole language for which English was the lexifier, meaning that at the time of its formation the vocabulary of English served as the basis for the majority of the creole's lexicon. Most English creoles were formed in British colonies, following the great expansion of British naval military power and trade in the …

North American English (NAmE, NAE) is the most generalized variety of the English language as spoken in the United States and Canada. Because of their related histories and cultures, plus the similarities between the pronunciations (accents), vocabulary, and grammar of American English and Canadian English, the two spoken varieties are often grouped together under a …

William Kirk English (January 27, 1929 – July 26, 2020) was an American computer engineer who contributed to the development of the computer mouse while working for Douglas Engelbart at SRI International's Augmentation Research Center. He would later work for Xerox PARC and Sun Microsystems.. Early life. English was born on January 27, 1929, in Lexington, Kentucky.

Ethnic groups. Indigenous peoples of the Americas, the pre-Columbian peoples of North and South America and their descendants; Native Americans in the United States; Indigenous peoples in Canada. First Nations in Canada, Canadian indigenous peoples neither Inuit nor Métis; Inuit, an indigenous people of the mainland and insular Bering Strait, northern coast, Labrador, …

Most sources agree that John D. Rockefeller was the richest American in history.. There are various methods of comparing individuals' wealth across time, including using simple inflation-adjusted totals or calculating an individual's wealth as a share of contemporary gross domestic product (GDP). For example, economic blogger Scott Sumner noted in 2018 that Rockefeller …

Film and television. The Other, a German silent film directed by Max Mack; The Other, a German film directed by Robert Wiene; The Other, an American film directed by Robert Mulligan; The Other, a French-Egyptian film directed by Youssef Chahine; The Other, an Argentine-French-German film by Ariel Rotter; The Other (), a fictional character in Doctor WhoThe Other (Marvel …

Anglo is a prefix indicating a relation to, or descent from, the Angles, England, English culture, the English people or the English language, such as in the term Anglosphere.It is often used alone, somewhat loosely, to refer to people of British descent in Anglo-America, the Anglophone Caribbean, South Africa, Namibia, Australia, and New Zealand.It is used in Canada to …

This is a list of notable Americans of English descent, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants. To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are English American or must have references showing they are English American and are notable.

Canadian Americans is a term that can be applied to American citizens whose ancestry is wholly or partly Canadian, or citizens of either country that hold dual citizenship.. The term Canadian can mean a nationality or an ethnicity.Canadians are considered North Americans due their residing in the North American continent. English-speaking Canadian immigrants easily integrate and …

English: Publication date. 1925: Media type: Print: The Making of Americans: Being a History of a Family's Progress is a modernist novel by Gertrude Stein. The novel traces the genealogy, history, and psychological development of members …

Willis Haviland Carrier (November 26, 1876 – October 7, 1950) was an American engineer, best known for inventing modern air conditioning.Carrier invented the first electrical air conditioning unit in 1902. In 1915, he founded Carrier Corporation, a company specializing in the manufacture and distribution of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.

A wild turkey is a heavy North American gamebird.. Wild Turkey may also refer to: . Wild Turkey (bourbon), a brand of whiskey Wild Turkey (band), a 1970s rock band formed by former Jethro Tull bassist Glenn Cornick and Gentle Giant drummer John Weathers The act of rolling six consecutive strikes (bowling)

Ben is frequently used as a shortened version of the given names Benjamin, Benedict, Bennett or Benson, and is also a given name in its own right.. Ben (in Hebrew: בֶּן, son of) forms part of Hebrew surnames, e.g. Abraham ben Abraham (Hebrew: אברהם בן אברהם). Bar-, "son of" in Aramaic, is also seen, e.g. Simon bar Kokhba (Hebrew: שמעון בר כוכבא).

Aero A.34 Kos (English: Blackbird), a 1930s Czechoslovakian biplane; Mutual Blackbird, a late 1920s biplane; Land and rail. Blackbird (wind-powered vehicle), a wheeled vehicle that demonstrated its ability to go downwind faster than the wind; Blackbird, a GWR 3300 Class steam locomotive on the Great Western Railway in England