Folk dances of British origin include the square dance, descended from the quadrille, combined with the American innovation of a caller instructing the dancers.

He decided to create a comic strip of his own, which would adopt the recent American innovation of using speech balloons to depict the characters ' spoken words and inspired by established French comics author Alain St. Ogan.

According to the American Productivity & Quality Center (" APQC ") there are basic principles an organization can develop to encourage and reward innovation.

* Progressive folk music, originally a type of American folk music that pursued a progressive political agenda, in the UK the term became attached to a sub-genre that encourages stylistic or thematic innovation

* Progressive folk music, originally a type of American folk music that pursued a progressive political agenda, in the UK the term became attached to a sub-genre that encourages stylistic or thematic innovation

Its reliance on the ability and endurance of individual riders and horses over technological innovation was part of the American rugged individualism of the Frontier times.

The addition of tobacco leaf to the chewing mixture is a relatively recent innovation, as tobacco was not introduced from the American continent until the colonial era.

For example, “ drilling for oil ” may activate schemata relating to corporate profits, environmental disasters, and exploitation of workers, while “ exploring for energy ” may activate schemata related to protecting the environment, American pride, and American innovation.

According to The Dramatic Mirror, this film was " a decided innovation " in motion pictures and " the first time an American company " released a dramatic film in three reels.

Formal innovation characterised Mon oncle d ' Amérique ( My American Uncle ) ( 1980 ) in which the theories of the neurobiologist Henri Laborit about animal behaviour are juxtaposed with three interwoven fictional stories ; and a further counterpoint to the fictional characters is provided by the inclusion of film extracts of the classic French film actors with whom they identify.

Known for innovation in commerce, industry, education, and social thought, Worcester and the nearby Blackstone Valley were major contributors to the American Industrial Revolution.

In 1975 Richard A. Armellino, the founder of American Body Armor, marketed an all Kevlar vest called the K-15, consisting of 15 layers of Kevlar that also included a 5 " × 8 " ballistic steel " Shok Plate " positioned vertically over the heart and was issued US Patent # 3, 971, 072 for this innovation.

Its application to carved pumpkins in American English is an innovation of the 19th century.

Folk dances of British origin include the square dance, descended from the quadrille, combined with the American innovation of a caller instructing the dancers.

The collateral damage of this statute could be American innovation, American jobs, and a secure Internet.

In 1999, President Bill Clinton awarded the National Medal of Arts to Lear, noting that “ Norman Lear has held up a mirror to American society and changed the way we look at it .” Also in 1999, he and Bud Yorkin received the Women in Film Lucy Award in recognition of excellence and innovation in creative works that have enhanced the perception of women through the medium of television.

He also views American immigration laws as too restrictive and damaging to economic output: " It is pure idiocy that Congress will not open our borders – as wide as possible – to attract and keep the world's first-round intellectual draft choices in an age when everyone increasingly has the same innovation tools and the key differentiator is human talent.

The stated vision of the Institute and its members is for a sustainable North American steel industry strategically positioned for growth and innovation and as a leader in the global marketplace.

EDA ’ s stated mission is to " lead the federal economic development agenda by promoting innovation and competitiveness, preparing American regions for growth and success in the worldwide economy.

The domestic policy office is responsible for creating policies that promote innovation and growth, both politically and economically, that provide for American businesses and consumers, alike.

Patrick Herron ( b. 1971, Camden, New Jersey ) is an American poet, electronic musician ( as Blindfolder ), and innovation dynamics research analyst at Duke University.

Since the 1970s it has spread in the United States of America mainly in training contexts and it has been described as " an innovation in American management ".

The year 1946 saw the debut of air travel in both American and Canadian football, an innovation that resulted in both games being able to expand their geographic reaches.

The first American spacewalk was performed on June 3, 1965 by Edward H. White, II from the second manned Gemini flight, Gemini 4, for 21 minutes, on a tether.

He issued French letters of marque and reprisal to French ships manned by American sailors so they could capture British merchant ships.

It was the 8th manned Gemini flight, the 16th manned American flight and the 24th spaceflight of all time ( includes X-15 flights over ).

Nehru also asked that these aircraft be manned by American pilots until Indian airmen were trained to replace them.

John Glenn became the first American ( third overall, following Gagarin and Titov ) to reach orbit on February 20, 1962, during the third manned Mercury flight.

John Glenn became the first American ( third overall, following Gagarin and Titov ) to reach orbit on February 20, 1962, during the third manned Mercury flight.

* 1966 – Launch of Gemini 8, the 12th manned American space flight and first space docking with the Agena Target Vehicle.

Robert Zubrin ( born April 19, 1952 ) is an American aerospace engineer and author, best known for his advocacy of the manned exploration of Mars.

Saturn V rocket, used for the American manned lunar landing missions

From left, clockwise: The Wright brothers achieve the first manned flight by airplane, in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina | Kitty Hawk in 1903 ; U. S. President William McKinley is William McKinley assassination | assassinated in 1901 by Leon Czolgosz at the Pan-American Exposition ; An 1906 San Francisco earthquake | earthquake on the San Andreas Fault destroys much of San Francisco, killing at least 3, 000 in 1906 ; United States | America gains control over the Philippines in 1902, after the Philippine – American War ; Rock being moved to construct the Panama Canal ; Admiral Heihachiro Togo | Togo before the Battle of Tsushima in 1905, part of the Russo-Japanese War, leading to Japanese victory and their establishment as a great power.

* July 17 – Apollo-Soyuz Test Project: A manned American Apollo spacecraft and the manned Soviet Soyuz spacecraft for the Soyuz 19 mission, docks in orbit, marking the first such link-up between spacecraft from the 2 nations.

Later, Guenter Wendt, pad leader for the early American manned space launches, wrote that he believed a small cover over the external release actuator was accidentally lost sometime during the flight or splashdown and the T-handle may have been tugged by a stray parachute shroud line, or was perhaps damaged by the heat of re-entry and after cooling upon splashdown, contracted and fired.

The second manned spacecraft was named Freedom 7, and it performed a sub-orbital spaceflight in 1961 carrying American astronaut Alan Shepard to an altitude of just over.

Other American manned spacecraft include the Gemini Spacecraft, Apollo Spacecraft, the Skylab space station, and the Space Shuttle with undetached European Spacelab and private US Spacehab space stations-modules.

The first example of such was the North American X-15 spaceplane, which conducted two manned flights which reached a height over 100 km in the 1960s.

On 3 June 2011 American manned jets or drones attacked and killed Abu Ali al-Harithi, a midlevel al-Qaeda operative, and several other militant suspects, including Ammar Abadah Nasser al-Wa ' eli, in a strike in southern Yemen.

According to local residents and unnamed American and Yemeni government officials, on 14 July 2011 US manned aircraft or drones attacked and destroyed a police station in Mudiya in Abyan Province which had been occupied by al Qaeda militants.

These rocks were sampled by the manned American Apollo program, the robotic Russian Luna program, and are represented among the lunar meteorites.

In January 1961, Shepard was chosen for the first American manned mission into space.

Edwin Eugene " Buzz " Aldrin, Jr. ( born January 20, 1930 ) is a retired American astronaut who was the lunar module pilot on Apollo 11, the first manned lunar landing in history.

* Mercury-Atlas 6 – 20 February 1962 – First American manned Earth orbiter

It was used by American manned spacecraft prior to the Space Shuttle program.

Fort Loudoun was occupied and manned with guns until the start of the American Revolutionary War.