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List of wars involving the United States in the 18th century
Wars involving the United States in the 18th century: the Revolutionary War (1775–1783), Cherokee–American wars (1776–1794), Northwest Indian War (1785–1795), and the Quasi-War with France (1798–1800), with dates, outcomes, and treaties.
List of wars involving the United States in the 19th century (1851-1900)
US wars 1851-1900: Indian Wars campaigns (Oregon 1851-56, Red River 1874-75, Great Sioux War 1876-77, Wounded Knee 1890), the Civil War 1861-65, the 1898 Spanish-American War, and the Boxer Rebellion expedition.
List of wars involving the United States in the 20th century
20th-century U.S. wars: five major conflicts (World Wars I and II, Korea, Vietnam, Persian Gulf) plus smaller interventions; only the two world wars had formal declarations of war, the last in 1942.
List of wars involving the United States in the 21st century
21st-century U.S. wars: Afghanistan (2001–2021), Iraq (2003–2011 and after), Libya, Syria, Yemen, Somalia, Pakistan drone strikes, and the 2025 Iran war; fought under the 2001 and 2002 AUMFs, costing $8 trillion and roughly 900,000 direct deaths.
List of wars: 1800–1899
List of 19th-century wars, 1800–1899: Napoleonic Wars, Latin American independence, Taiping Rebellion, Crimean War, American Civil War, unification wars, and 1890s colonial conflicts.
List of wars: 1945–1989
Wars of 1945–1989: Cold War-era conflicts from World War II's end to the Berlin Wall's fall, defined by UCDP thresholds (25 deaths armed conflict, 1,000 war), proxy wars in Korea and Vietnam, and 132 internal conflicts.
List of wars: 2020–present
Wars from 2020 to the present, counted under UCDP definitions (25 battle-related deaths/year): 65 active conflicts in 2025, the most since 1946, including Russia-Ukraine, Gaza, Sudan, and Myanmar civil wars.
List of Washington (state) tornadoes
The list of Washington state tornadoes covers 136 recorded since 1950, mostly weak and east of the Cascades; the deadliest, the 1972 Vancouver tornado, killed six people.
List of waste types
The list of waste types, also called list of types of waste, categorizes discarded materials by source, hazard, and form, spanning municipal solid, industrial, medical, agricultural, and e-waste.
List of watch manufacturers
The list of watch manufacturers catalogs the companies and maisons that design and produce wristwatches, dominated by Swiss groups like Swatch, Richemont, and LVMH plus Japanese makers.
List of Watchmen characters
Main characters of Watchmen, the 1986-1987 DC twelve-issue limited series by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons: the Comedian, Doctor Manhattan, Nite Owl II, Ozymandias, Rorschach, and Silk Spectre II, based on Charlton Comics heroes.
List of water deities
List of water deities: cross-cultural survey of gods and spirits of sea, river, spring, and rain, from Enki, Satis, Varuna, Ganga, Mazu, Tlaloc, and Dewi Danu to Yemoja, Agwé, and Mami Wata, with classification, ritual, and diffusion.
List of water sports
The list of water sports covers activities performed in or on water, from Olympic disciplines such as swimming and water polo to surfing, kayaking, sailing, and kitesurfing.
List of water supply and sanitation by country
The list of water supply and sanitation by country compiles household access figures from the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme, whose 2024 estimates cover safely managed drinking water for 160 countries.
List of waterfalls
List of waterfalls: catalogs of notable waterfalls (tallest Tugela Falls 948 m; Niagara's North American flow record), organized by continent and country, with OpenStreetMap counting 88,639 tagged falls, 52,840 unnamed.
List of waterfalls by type
Waterfall types classify falls by descent style (plunge, horsetail, cascade, segmented, block, tiered), by morphometry (Schwick and Spichtig's seven types), or by formation process such as differential erosion, glaciation, or tectonics.
List of waterfalls in India by height
List of waterfalls in India by height, also called India's tallest waterfalls ranking: Kunchikal Falls (455 m, Karnataka) is the highest, Barehipani (399 m) second, Nohkalikai (340 m) the tallest plunge; sources disagree on some figures.
List of Waterloo Road characters
Characters of BBC One school drama Waterloo Road: ensemble of staff and pupils across the 2006-2015 original run and 2023 revival, including Grantly Budgen, Kim Campbell, Donte Charles, and revolving headteachers.
List of WBA world champions
List of WBA world champions: titleholders recognized by the World Boxing Association (formerly National Boxing Association, 1920; renamed 1962). Covers Super, regular World, Interim, Gold, and Champion in Recess titles across 17 divisions, with current champions such as Gassiev, Benavidez, Bivol, and Inoue.
List of WCW World Heavyweight Champions
List of WCW World Heavyweight Champions: all reigns of WCW's top title (1991-2001), from first champion Ric Flair to final champion Chris Jericho, including Hulk Hogan's 468-day record reign and David Arquette.
List of We Bare Bears episodes
Episode list for We Bare Bears, the Cartoon Network series by Daniel Chong: 2014 pilot, four seasons (2015–2019), 15 shorts, and the 2020 movie, with air dates and IMDb ratings; per-season counts differ across episode databases.
List of Weapon X members
Weapon X members span the Marvel Comics Weapon X Program (Team X: Wolverine, Sabretooth, Maverick, Wraith, Mastodon, Silver Fox; later Colcord-era recruits like Deadpool and Marrow) and the 2017 Weapon X-Force mercenary team (Wolverine, Domino, Sabretooth, Omega Red, Deadpool, Monet).
List of weapons in the American Civil War
The list of weapons in the American Civil War covers the firearms, artillery, edged weapons, and naval ordnance used by Union and Confederate forces from 1861 to 1865.
List of weapons of the Rhodesian Bush War
Weapons of the Rhodesian Bush War (1964-1979): Rhodesian FN FAL, G3, FN MAG, Browning Hi-Power, Alouette III Fireforce, Pookie mine detector; ZANLA and ZIPRA AK-47, SKS, RPG-7 under UN embargo.
List of weapons of the United States Marine Corps
The list of weapons of the United States Marine Corps covers its individual and crew-served arms, including the M27 rifle, M777A2 howitzer, HIMARS, and Javelin missiles.
List of weather records
The list of weather records covers officially recognized extremes such as Death Valley's 134 °F heat and Vostok's −128.6 °F cold, certified by the World Meteorological Organization.
List of web browsers
"List of Internet browsers" is an article covering the principal web browsers, their rendering engines, market share, and history from WorldWideWeb in 1990 to Chrome, Safari, Edge, and Firefox.
List of websites blocked in mainland China
The list of websites blocked in mainland China covers sites the Great Firewall blocks, such as Facebook, Twitter, Google, and Wikipedia; no official list exists.
List of websites blocked in the Philippines
Websites blocked in the Philippines, also called the NTC blocklist: domains ISPs must block, notably 27 sites ordered blocked in June 2022 (Bulatlat, Pinoy Weekly) under the Anti-Terror Act, plus child-abuse, piracy, and violence-related blocks.
List of websites blocked in the United Kingdom
Website blocking in the United Kingdom prevents access to domains, mostly copyright-infringing and child abuse sites, via court orders, the Online Safety Act, and ISP filters.