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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Fifty-four forty or fight in U.S. history, phrase commonly used by extremists in the controversy with Great Britain over the Oregon country. The rights of the United States, they maintained, extended to the whole region, i.e., to lat. 54°40'N, the recognized southern boundary of Russian America. It was used as a campaign slogan in the presidential election of 1844 by Democrat James K. Polk , who was elected. Author not available, FIFTY-FOUR FORTY OR FIGHT. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology fight pt., pp. fought do battle, contend. OE. str. vb. feohtan = OS., OHG. fehtan (Du. vechten , G. fechten ) :- WGmc. * fχtan , formally identical with L. pectere comb. So fight sb. OE. feohte wk. fem., (ġe)feoht str. n., corr. to OS., OHG. fehta , OHG. gifeht (Du. gevecht , G. gefecht ). Read more

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Space Sciences USING SATELLITES TO FIGHT The military's use of space continues to grow with each passing campaign. In January 2002, the final Milstar satellite was launched ... Read more

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