** The Syntactic Organization of American Sign Language: A Synopsis (. pdf )

** Allison Iraheta ( born 1992 ), American Idol Season 8 contestant

** American Akita, a breed of dog possibly distinct from, but a derivative of, the Akita Inu

** British American Racing, a Formula One constructor

** M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle, an American family of automatic rifles and light machine guns

** Online Bible at GospelHall. org ( ESV, KJV, Darby, American Standard Version, Bible in Basic English )

** Online Bible at GospelHall. org ( ESV, KJV, Darby, American Standard Version, Bible in Basic English )

** Online Bible at GospelHall. org ( ESV, KJV, Darby, American Standard Version, Bible in Basic English )

** Billy Ray Cyrus ( born 1961 ), American musician and actor

** Trace Cyrus ( born 1989 ), American musician ; ( former ) lead guitarist of Metro Station

** Miley Cyrus ( born 1992 ), American actress and singer

** Noah Cyrus ( born 2000 ), American actress

** Annalyn Cyrus ( born 1997 ), American actress

** Excerpts from My American Journey, TIME, September 18, 1995

** Booknotes interview with Powell on My American Journey, January 7, 1996.

** Amicus Brief on the Merits ( American Jewish Congress, American Jewish Committee, Anti-Defamation League, and Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America )

** Franklin Delano Roosevelt III ( b. 1938 ), American economist

** American rosefinches

** The Battle of Harpers Ferry ( September 12 – 15, 1862 ), a battle in the American Civil War that took place around what is now Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

** Petroleum spirit ( North American term: gasoline, British term: petrol )

** Java, American slang for coffee

** 2001 Best Hard Rock Performance for " American Bad Ass " ( Nominated )

** American Governor-General of the Philippines

** American Academy of Arts & Sciences, in Cambridge, Mass.

** Nazarov was Dictator of the Don Republic ( which before, since its founding on 2 December 1917 at Novocherkassk, had been governed by a Triumvirate including the last pre-Soviet Ataman, Aleksei Maksimovich Kaledin ) from 11 February 1918 till 25 February 1918 when Bolshevik troops ended their existence

** 1st Foreign Cavalry Regiment ( 1 < sup > e </ sup > REC ), based in Orange, Vaucluse ( armoured troops )

** War in Somalia ( 2009 – present ) – involved largely the forces of the Somali Somali Transitional Federal Government ( TFG ) assisted by African Union peacekeeping troops, whom fought against various militant Islamist factions for control of the country.

** Civil war in Chad ( 1998 – 2002 ) – involved the Movement for Justice and Democracy in Chad ( MDJT ) rebels that skirmished periodically with government troops in the Tibesti region, resulting in hundreds of civilian, government, and rebel casualties.

** WWI: Arabian troops led by T. E. Lawrence capture Aqaba from the Turks.

** British troops occupy Tel Aviv and Jaffa in Palestine.

** 24 Pakistani troops in the UN forces are killed in Mogadishu, Somalia.

** Korean War: For the second time, United Nations troops recapture Seoul during Operation Ripper.

** Chinese communist troops fail to take Quemoy in the Battle of Kuningtou ; their advance towards Taiwan is halted.

** British troops arrive in Northern Ireland to reinforce the Royal Ulster Constabulary.

** Spanish Civil War: Spanish Nationalist troops, aided by Italy, take Barcelona.

** WWII: Polish troops on the Westerplatte are forced, due to lack of food and ammunition, to surrender.

** Bayeux is liberated by British troops.

** Soviet troops liberate Minsk.

** Battle of Guam: American troops land on Guam ( the battle ends August 10 ).

** On the middle front of the Gothic Line, Brazilian troops control the Serchio valley region after 10 days of fighting.

** The capital of the Philippines, Manila, is liberated by combined American and Filipino ground troops.

** American and Filipino troops enter Intramuros, Manila.

** The German garrison in Poznań capitulates to Red Army and Polish troops.

** United States and Filipino troops take Manila, Philippines.

** WWII – Elbe Day: United States and Soviet troops link up at the Elbe River, cutting Germany in two.

** U. S. Ordnance troops find the coffins of Frederick Wilhelm I, Frederick the Great, Paul von Hindenburg, and his wife.

** Holland is liberated by British and Canadian troops.

** Canadian troops move into Amsterdam, after German troops surrender.