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Springfield
Springfield, a common English place name from Essex, England, names 14 incorporated US places of 1,000+ across 14 states and dozens more communities; largest is Springfield, Missouri, and it is The Simpsons' fictional hometown.
Springfield (The Simpsons)
Springfield is the fictional, state-unnamed town setting of The Simpsons, home of the Simpson family at 742 Evergreen Terrace since 1989; Matt Groening named it after Springfield, Oregon, though he later said the show is not set there.
Springfield Armory
Springfield Armory, the United States' first federal armory, manufactured small arms for the U.S. military in Springfield, Massachusetts, from 1794 until 1968 and pioneered interchangeable-parts manufacturing.
Springfield Armory Echelon
The Springfield Armory Echelon is a modular, striker-fired 9mm semi-automatic duty pistol introduced in 2023, built around a removable serialized chassis called the Central Operating Group.
Springfield Armory M1A
The Springfield Armory M1A is a semi-automatic civilian rifle produced since 1974 by Springfield Armory, Inc. of Geneseo, Illinois, as a commercial version of the M14.
Springfield Armory, Inc.
Springfield Armory, Inc. is an American firearms manufacturer based in Geneseo, Illinois, founded in 1974 and known for the M1A rifle, XD pistols, and SAINT AR-15s.
Springfield Cardinals
Springfield Cardinals, Double-A Texas League affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals in Springfield, Missouri, 2005-2026; won Texas League titles in 2012 and 2025; rebranded as the Ozarks Springbirds for 2027.
Springfield Model 1861
The Springfield Model 1861 was a .58-caliber muzzle-loading percussion rifle musket, the most common Union infantry weapon of the American Civil War, with about one million made.
Springfield model 1873
The Springfield model 1873, nicknamed the Trapdoor Springfield, was the U.S. Army's standard single-shot breech-loading rifle and carbine of the 1870s and 1880s, chambered in .45-70.
Springfield Model 1892–99
The Springfield Model 1892–99 is the family of US Army service rifles and carbines built around the Norwegian Krag–Jørgensen bolt action, adopted in 1892 and produced chiefly at Springfield Armory until 1903.
Springfield pet-eating hoax
The Springfield pet-eating hoax was a false 2024 rumor claiming Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio ate pets; debunked by police and officials but amplified by Vance and Trump, causing bomb threats and fear.
Springfield rifle
The Springfield rifle, formally the M1903, was the standard bolt-action service rifle of the U.S. Army from 1903 to 1936, serving again through World War II and Korea.
Springfield Three
Springfield Three: Sherrill Levitt, Suzanne Streeter, and Stacy McCall, who vanished overnight June 6–7, 1992, from Levitt's home at 1717 East Delmar Street, Springfield, Missouri. Unsolved; no remains found, no charges, Robert Craig Cox the named person of interest.
Springfield, IL Metro Area
Springfield, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area (Springfield MSA): OMB-defined metro area of Sangamon and Menard counties in central Illinois, population about 206,000 (2025), anchored by Illinois state government and healthcare.
Springfield, Illinois
Springfield, Illinois: state capital and Sangamon County seat, population 114,394 (2020). Abraham Lincoln's home 1837–1861; Lincoln Home National Historic Site, presidential museum, Land of Lincoln tourism.
Springfield, Massachusetts
Springfield, Massachusetts: largest city in Western Massachusetts on the Connecticut River, founded 1636 by William Pynchon; home of the first federal armory, birthplace of basketball, population about 155,000.
Springfield, Missouri
Springfield, Missouri: Greene County city, birthplace of Route 66 (name proposed by telegram April 30, 1926), population about 169,847 (2025), founded via John Polk Campbell's 1829 claim, site of the Hickok-Tutt shootout.
Springfield, Ohio
Springfield, Ohio, county seat of Clark County between Dayton and Columbus, founded 1801, once the 'Champion City' of agricultural machinery, now a city of about 58,000 known for its Haitian community and the 2024-2026 TPS controversy.
Springfields Fuels
Springfields Fuels Limited operates the Springfields nuclear fuel plant at Salwick near Preston, Lancashire, producing uranium hexafluoride and finished fuel for reactors in the UK and overseas.
Springhill mining disasters
Springhill mining disasters: three fatal Canadian coal mine catastrophes at Springhill, Nova Scotia. The 1891 coal-dust explosion (125 dead), 1956 No. 4 mine explosion (39 dead), and 1958 No. 2 mine bump (74-75 dead) ended the town's coal industry.
Springs Capital
Springs Capital (淡水泉) is a Beijing-based asset management firm founded in 2007 by former Harvest Fund manager Zhao Jun, known for contrarian, fundamental-driven investing in Chinese markets.
Springsnail conservation in the United States
Springsnail conservation in the United States protects minute freshwater snails, chiefly Pyrgulopsis, that live in single springs; several species are listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act.
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere is a 2025 20th Century Studios biopic directed by Scott Cooper, starring Jeremy Allen White as Bruce Springsteen making the 1982 album Nebraska; released October 24, 2025, it earned $45.2 million worldwide.
Springtail
Springtail (Collembola), tiny wingless hexapod arthropod, not a true insect, found worldwide in soil and litter. Furcula jumping organ, collophore ventral tube, ~9,500 species, ~32% of terrestrial arthropod abundance.
Springtide Ventures
SpringTide Ventures is an early-stage healthtech venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Austin Walters, investing in digital health, medical devices, life sciences, and tech-enabled care delivery.
SpringWorks Therapeutics, Inc.
SpringWorks Therapeutics is a Stamford, Connecticut biopharmaceutical company spun out of Pfizer in 2017 to develop cancer and rare-disease therapies, acquired by Merck KGaA in 2025.
Sprinkles
Sprinkles, also called jimmies, nonpareils, or hundreds and thousands, are small sugar-based confectionery decorations for cakes, cookies, and ice cream; made of sugar, starch, oil, dyes, and shellac glaze, with nonpareils dating to 17th-century France.
Sprinklr
Sprinklr is an American software company founded in 2009 by Ragy Thomas and headquartered in New York City, selling a unified platform for customer service, social media, and marketing.
Sprint (running)
Sprint (running): maximum-speed running over short track distances; World Athletics defines sprints as events up to 400 m (Olympic 100, 200, 400 m). Key facts: Bolt's 9.58 s and 19.19 s records, force application, stride mechanics, fatigue effects.
Sprint (track cycling)
The sprint, also known as match sprint, is a track cycling event contested at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships since at least 1897, often featuring track stands.