The Declaration of Independence was originally drafted by former US President Thomas Jefferson in consultation with committee members such as John Adams.

By this Declaration, Americans asserted their unwillingness to be serfs or vassals to an unaccountable ruler, but rather as ...

Noah Webster, creator of "An American Dictionary of the English Language" (1828) led the charge. It was Webster who removed ...

Ever wondered where your favorite lingo really comes from? From ancient phrases to pop culture catchphrases, here's the ...

AMERICAN (noun) the English language as used in the United States a native or inhabitant of a North American or Central American or South American country We hope this helped you to finish today’s 7 ...

A dictionary of English and Welsh surnames, with special American instances by Bardsley, Charles Wareing Endell, 1843-1898; Bardsley, A., "Mrs. Charles Wareing Bardsley," ed Publication date 1901 ...

Clue & Answer Definitions HONDURAS (noun) a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; an early center of Mayan culture COUNTRY (noun) the territory occupied by a nation a ...

Dictionary of American biography by American Council of Learned Societies Publication date 1943 Topics United States -- Biography -- Dictionaries Publisher New York, C. Scribner's Sons Collection ...

6. Know your onions We've grown used to American words and phrases killing off traditional British sayings but this is one which originated in the US in the 1920s and is now at risk of dying out.

The dictionary includes some 60,000 entries, based in part on thousands of interviews conducted from Hawaii to remotest Maine. Researchers asked locals a series of 1,600 vocabulary-prompting ...