1) Brahman cattle. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Brahman cattle, breed of beef cattle developed in the S United States in the early 1900s by combining several breeds or strains of zebu cattle of India. Brahman cattle...
2) marine engine. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...The earliest marine power plants, reciprocating steam engines, were used almost exclusively until the early 1900s. In later ship construction these were largely replaced...
3) Offutt Air Force Base. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Offutt Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 1,907 acres (772 hectares), E Neb., S of Omaha; est. 1896 as Fort Crook, an army base. Converted to an airbase...
4) Scunthorpe. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Parts of Lindsey, North Lincolnshire, E England. Situated on an ironstone field, Scunthorpe was a center of iron and steel manufacture from the early 1900s to the...
5) handball, team. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Despite its status as an Olympic sport, the game is virtually unknown in the United States. Originated in central Europe in the early 1900s as an outdoor game, it...
6) acetaminophen. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Introduced in the early 1900s, acetaminophen is a coal tar derivative that acts by interfering with the synthesis of prostaglandins and other substances necessary...
7) Santa Gertrudis cattle. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Santa Gertrudis cattle, breed of beef cattle derived from crosses between Shorthorn cows (see Shorthorn cattle) and Brahman bulls (see Brahman cattle); the breed...
8) Waterville. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Kennebec River; settled 1754, inc. as a city 1888. It is the trade and medical center of a lake resort area, with textile and paper and pulp mills. During the early...
9) New Harmony. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...New Harmony, town (1990 est. pop. 840), Posey co., SW Ind., on the Wabash River; founded 1814 by the Harmony Society under George Rapp. In 1825 the Harmonists sold...
10) Fontana. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Fabricated metal products, construction materials, and transportation equipment are manufactured, and there is a small steel mill. Mormons farmed on the site in the...
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