American Rivers

Close call on Christmas Day: in villages leading into Bastogne, two American battalions stave off a massive panzer assault.(Battle of the Bulge, 1944-1945)(Event overview)
World War II; 1/1/2010; 3789 words; ...trying to punch through the American perimeter into Bastogne...Ardennes Forest to the Meuse River, the Germans needed those...on to Antwerp, split the American and British armies, and prolong...attempts to penetrate the American lines had failed; and word...deliver a one-two punch to the ...

The speed-up king: in 1940, a Danish machinist helped jump-start America's transformation from carmaker to weapons giant.(president of General Motors, William S. Knudsen)(Essay)
World War II; 1/1/2010; 4244 words; ...Roosevelt observed that some Americans had closed their eyes to the...Ocean, while others opposed American defense preparations for domestic...potential enemies and motivate Americans, his proposition illustrated...and swiftly transform core American industries from ...

Bayonets at midnight: after British troops captured the river fortress at Stony Point in 1779, George Washington was determined to drive them out with force and fixed bayonets.(Report)
Military History; 1/1/2010; 4239 words; ...No man dared speak as the American soldiers crept grimly toward...named George Knox, headed the American column. Collectively and...their inner redoubt. The Americans would have to work quickly...Britain's army and ensure American victory. In part, this was...Clinton sailed up the Hudson ...

The Hartford, Hartford Stage and the Mark Twain House & Museum Kick Off Year-Long Partnership with the Return of Hal Holbrook as Mark Twain.
Investment Weekly News; 12/19/2009; 2054 words; ...defined the image and style of the great American author for thousands of theatergoers...renowned works provide insight into the American mindset of the late nineteenth century, and continue to have strong meaning for Americans today. Through this historic partnership...hero in a small town on the ...

NovaDigm Therapeutics Appoints Vaccine Industry Leader R. Gordon Douglas, Jr., as Chairman of the Board.
Pediatrics Week; 12/19/2009; 1633 words; ...National Academies, the Association of American Physicians, the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the American Society of Clinical Investigation. He...Forks, ND. NovaDigm is part of the Red River Valley Research Corridor effort, a research...