American author Sinclair Lewis declined this, asserting that awards made writers "safe, polite, obedient and sterile."

He was born under the name Ehrich Weiss, but went on to become famous by this name.

This American novelist enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1918:

This nation gained its independence on July 4, 1946:

The Abnaki War of 1689-1697 is better known as:

He founded the American periodical called General Magazine:

This German engineer and industrialist was the chief designer of the first Mercedes in 1901 and later went on to build power plants for Zeppelin airships with his son:

This was the last monarch to hold sway over what was to become United States territory:

This prison, previously used only for American military criminals, received its first civilian prisoners in 1934: