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American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) is an independent nonprofit research organization founded in 1980 and based in Washington, DC, best known for its State Energy Efficiency Scorecard.
American Council on Renewable Energy
The American Council on Renewable Energy, or ACORE, is a Washington, D.C., nonprofit founded in 2001, the first dedicated to expanding the pan-renewable economy in the United States.
American Craftsman
American Craftsman, also known as Craftsman style or Craftsman house, is an early 20th-century American architectural style, applied most often to bungalows with wide porches and low-pitched roofs.
American Crime (TV series)
American Crime is ABC's anthology crime drama (2015–2017) created by John Ridley, with Felicity Huffman, Timothy Hutton, and Regina King; three independent seasons, two Emmy wins for King, canceled over low ratings. Not FX's American Crime Story.
American Crime Story
American Crime Story, FX anthology drama from Ryan Murphy, Nina Jacobson, and Brad Simpson dramatizing real US criminal cases; seasons The People v. O.J. Simpson, The Assassination of Gianni Versace, and Impeachment, 2016–2021, 29 episodes.
American crocodile
The American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) is a large crocodilian found along coasts from Mexico through Central and South America and the Caribbean, reaching as far north as southern Florida.
American crow
American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos), also called Corneille d'Amérique, a large all-black North American corvid, omnivorous ground forager, communal winter roosts up to two million birds, cooperative family groups, Least Concern.
American Cruise Lines
American Cruise Lines is an American small-ship cruise company founded in 1972 in Guilford, Connecticut, operating riverboats and coastal ships exclusively on domestic U.S. itineraries.
American Crusade
American Crusade is a 2020 book by Pete Hegseth arguing against a left-wing plot to remove Christianity from American life, defending the Crusades ("thank a crusader"), lamenting Muslim birth rates; distinct from DePriest's American Crusades.
American cuisine
American cuisine: US cooking shaped by indigenous crops, enslaved Africans, immigrant waves, and industrial processing; a Creole mix with regional traditions like Cajun, Soul food, Tex-Mex, and New England.
American Dad!
American Dad! is a Fox adult animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane, Mike Barker, and Matt Weitzman in 2005 about conservative CIA agent Stan Smith and his eccentric Langley Falls family, including alien Roger, evolving from political satire into absurdist family comedy.
American Dad! season 21
American Dad! season 21, the animated sitcom's twenty-first season, spans the show's move from TBS (premiering October 28, 2024) back to Fox (13 episodes, February 22 to September 13, 2026), ending with the 400th episode.
American Dad! season 22
American Dad! season 22 (2026) is the animated sitcom's first Fox season since 2014, after the April 2025 four-season renewal deal. Premiered February 22, 2026; includes the 400th episode "400?!"; streams next-day on Hulu; Fox also calls it Season 20.
American decline
American decline is the recurring claim that US global preeminence is fading. Key markers: world GDP share steady near 25% since 1970, unmatched military spending, dollar dominance, and cyclical declinism debates from Sputnik to Paul Kennedy to the present.
American Defense Service Medal
American Defense Service Medal, the Pre-Pearl Harbor medal, a U.S. service medal established by Executive Order 8808 on June 28, 1941 for Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard active duty between September 8, 1939 and December 7, 1941, with Foreign Service, Fleet, Base, and Sea clasps and a bronze A device.
American Dental Association
American Dental Association (ADA), US national dentists' professional association founded August 3, 1859 in Niagara Falls by 26 dentists; governed by a House of Delegates and Board of Trustees; accredits dental education via CODA and publishes JADA.
American Diabetes Association
American Diabetes Association (ADA), U.S. nonprofit founded 1940 in Arlington, Virginia; distinct from JDRF. Publishes the annually updated Standards of Care in Diabetes in Diabetes Care, funds research since 1952, and advocates on insulin affordability.
American Dialect Society
The American Dialect Society is a nonprofit scholarly society established in 1889 to research English dialects in North America. It publishes the journal American Speech.
American Dirt
American Dirt, Jeanine Cummins's 2020 Flatiron Books novel about a Mexican mother and son fleeing cartel violence, was an Oprah's Book Club pick that sparked a major controversy over cultural appropriation, stereotyping, and Latino underrepresentation in publishing.
American Discovery Trail
American Discovery Trail (ADT), coast-to-coast non-motorized multi-use trail from Cape Henlopen State Park, Delaware, to Point Reyes, California, across 15 states and DC; about 6,800 miles with northern (4,844 mi) and southern (5,008 mi) routes; proposed but not federally designated.
American Doctor
American Doctor (2026) is a 93-minute vérité documentary by Malaysian-American filmmaker Poh Si Teng, her feature debut, following three American physicians, Thaer Ahmad, Mark Perlmutter, and Feroze Sidhwa, who volunteer in Gaza's Nasser Hospital and later advocate in the US Congress; it premiered at Sundance 2026.
American Dollhouse
American Dollhouse (2026) is an American Christmas slasher film written and directed by John Valley, premiering March 14, 2026 at SXSW's Midnighter strand; Hailley Lauren and Kelsey Pribilski star, 87 minutes, sold internationally by Blue Finch Film Releasing.
American Dragon: Jake Long
American Dragon: Jake Long is a Disney Channel animated series (2005-2007) created by Jeff Goode about a 13-year-old Chinese-American Manhattan skateboarder who transforms into a dragon to protect hidden magical creatures, voiced by Dante Basco.
American Dream
The American Dream is the national ethos of opportunity, coined by James Truslow Adams in The Epic of America (1931). Covers its founding ideals, historical strands, and measured economic mobility.
American Dream (21 Savage album)
American Dream is the third solo studio album by Atlanta rapper 21 Savage, released on January 12, 2024, and his fourth consecutive album to debut at number one.
American Dreams
American Dreams is an NBC drama series created by Jonathan Prince, airing from 2002 to 2005, following a Philadelphia family through the 1960s, including the Vietnam War era.
American Dreams in China (中国合伙人)
American Dreams in China (中国合伙人), a 2013 Peter Chan comedy-drama starring Huang Xiaoming, Deng Chao, and Tong Dawei, loosely based on New Oriental's founders; earned 540 million RMB and the Golden Rooster Best Picture award.
American Eagle (airline brand)
American Eagle is the regional airline brand of American Airlines, introduced in 1984, under which separately incorporated carriers such as Envoy Air and SkyWest operate flights on American's behalf.
American Eagle Flight 4184
American Eagle Flight 4184, also known as the Roselawn crash, was an ATR 72 flight that crashed near Roselawn, Indiana, in 1994, killing all 68 aboard.
American Eagle Outfitters
American Eagle Outfitters is an American specialty apparel retailer, founded in 1977 and headquartered in Pittsburgh, that sells casual clothing and denim under its American Eagle and Aerie brands.