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American folk music
American folk music: the orally transmitted vernacular song and instrumental traditions of the United States, from Anglo-American ballads and fiddle tunes to African American song, documented since 1928 in the Library of Congress Archive and revived commercially in the mid-twentieth century.
American football
American football (amerikansk fotball, football americano) is an 11-a-side field sport evolved from rugby, defined by downs-and-distance, the line of scrimmage, and the forward pass; the NFL of 32 teams is its top league and the Super Bowl draws over a billion TV viewers.
American Football (1999 album)
American Football is the 1999 debut album by the American emo band American Football, released by Polyvinyl Record Co. and later hailed as one of emo's most influential records.
American Football (2026 album)
American Football (LP4) is the fourth self-titled album by American Football, released May 1, 2026 on Polyvinyl. First album in seven years, co-produced with Sonny DiPerri, centered on divorce and middle age; Metascore 82.
American Football (band)
American Football (band), from Urbana, Illinois, formed 1997; Midwest emo/indie rock act of Mike Kinsella, Steve Holmes, Steve Lamos, later Nate Kinsella. LP1 (1999) is a genre-defining cult record; reunited 2014, LP4 in 2026.
American Football Conference
The American Football Conference is one of the NFL's two conferences, with 16 teams in four divisions. It was created in the 1970 AFL-NFL merger.
American football field
American football field: 100-yard playing field plus two 10-yard end zones (120 yards total), 160 feet wide. Hash marks differ by level: NFL 70'9", college 60', high school 53'4" from sidelines; NFL, NCAA, and NFHS rulebooks govern markings.
American Football League
American Football League (AFL), 1960-1969 US pro football league founded by Lamar Hunt; rival of the NFL, introduced the two-point conversion and Super Bowl, merged into the NFL in 1970 forming the AFC.
American Football League Europe
American Football League Europe (AFLE), also styled The League Europe, an eight-team professional American football league that launched May 23, 2026 after a split from the ELF; NFL rules, Gold Bowl final in Duisburg, Vienna Vikings champions.
American football positions
American football positions: the offensive, defensive, and special teams roles of the 11 players per side, including quarterback, offensive line, receivers, linebackers, and eligibility rules.
American football rules
American football rules: the NFL, NCAA, and NFHS codes governing the gridiron game, covering the 360-by-160-foot field, four downs to gain 10 yards, scoring values, timing, penalties, and the 1906 forward pass.
American Forces Network
American Forces Network (AFN), formerly Armed Forces Radio Service (AFRS, 1942) and AFRTS, is the U.S. Defense Department broadcaster for troops overseas; 168-country reach, now streaming via AFN Now and AFN Go after ending satellite TV.
American foulbrood
American foulbrood (AFB) is a highly contagious bacterial brood disease of honey bees caused by the spore-forming bacterium Paenibacillus larvae, diagnosed by ropiness and scales, and controlled mainly by burning infected colonies.
American Foursquare
The American Foursquare, also called the Prairie Box, is a two-story cube-shaped American house type with four rooms per floor, built from the 1890s into the 1930s.
American Foxhound
American Foxhound: American scent hound breed from colonial Virginia, developed by George Washington from English Foxhound, French, and Irish hounds; AKC-recognized 1886, 22-25 inches tall, extremely vocal, needs 1-2 hours daily exercise.
American Freedom Party
American Freedom Party (AFP), formerly American Third Position (A3P), a white nationalist US political party founded 2009, renamed 2013, SPLC-designated hate group, led by William Johnson then Ralph Brandt, ceased operations August 8, 2026.
American frontier
American frontier: the moving edge of U.S. settlement across the continent, shaped by the Homestead Act, Indian removal, and the Dawes Act, and defined in historiography by Turner's 1893 frontier thesis and its later critics.
American Futurist
The American Futurist is a publication founded April 15, 2020, promoting American Futurism and revolutionary Fascist ideals; it calls itself a media organization and think tank, disavows Atomwaffen Division, and publishes via Tor, Telegram, and Gab.
American fuzzy lop
American fuzzy lop (AFL) is a security-oriented fuzzer developed by Michał Zalewski at Google from 2013, which found zero-day vulnerabilities in programs like PHP and OpenSSH.
American game show winnings records
American game show winnings records: Ken Jennings's 74-game Jeopardy! streak, James Holzhauer's $131,127 single game, Brad Rutter's $4,938,436 all-time total, Amy Schneider's $1 million milestone, and records on other US shows.
American Gangster (album)
American Gangster is Jay-Z's tenth studio album and first concept album, released November 6, 2007 on Roc-A-Fella, inspired scene-by-scene by Ridley Scott's 2007 film, produced by the Hitmen, Neptunes, Just Blaze, and No I.D., scoring 83 on Metacritic.
American Gangster (film)
American Gangster is a 2007 American crime drama directed by Ridley Scott, starring Denzel Washington as Harlem drug kingpin Frank Lucas and Russell Crowe as the detective pursuing him.
American Gastroenterological Association
American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), founded 1897 in Bethesda, Maryland, is the oldest US gastroenterology society, with 16,000+ members, DDW as its annual meeting, five journals, and the AGA Institute research and education arm.
American Geophysical Union
The American Geophysical Union (AGU) is an international nonprofit scientific association for Earth and space scientists, founded in 1919, with over 60,000 members and headquarters in Washington, DC.
American Gigolo
American Gigolo is Paul Schrader's 1980 Paramount neo-noir starring Richard Gere as framed LA escort Julian Kay, with Lauren Hutton, Giorgio Armani wardrobe, and Blondie's "Call Me"; it made Gere a star and launched the 1980s erotic thriller cycle.
American Gigolo (TV series)
American Gigolo (2022) is a Showtime drama series, a present-day reimagining of Paul Schrader's 1980 film, starring Jon Bernthal as exonerated gigolo Julian Kaye. Eight episodes; canceled January 2023 after one season.
American ginseng (西洋参)
American ginseng (西洋参, Panax quinquefolius), an eastern North American forest herb whose root is prized in East Asian medicine; CITES-listed since 1975, cultivated mainly in Wisconsin and Ontario, with limited clinical evidence for colds and glucose control.
American Girl
American Girl is an American 18-inch doll and book brand founded in 1986 by Pleasant T. Rowland as Pleasant Company, known for historical characters like Kirsten, Samantha, and Molly, and owned by Mattel since 1998.
American Girl (book series)
American Girl book series, also The American Girls Collection and BeForever, is Pleasant Company's (later Mattel's) historical fiction line launched 1986 by Pleasant T. Rowland, pairing series novels like Meet Addy with 18-inch character dolls; over 135 million books sold.
American Girls (Harry Styles song)
"American Girls" is a 2026 synth-pop song by Harry Styles, the second single from his fourth album Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally. Written with Kid Harpoon and Tyler Johnson, it topped the UK Singles Chart and reached number 3 in Australia.