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mysticism

(Encyclopedia) mysticismmysticismmĭsˈtĭsĭzəm [key] [Gr.,=the practice of those who are initiated into the mysteries], the practice of putting oneself into, and remaining in, direct relation with God…

Harlem Renaissance

(Encyclopedia) Harlem Renaissance, term used to describe a flowering of African-American literature and art in the 1920s, mainly in the Harlem district of New York City. During the mass migration of…

Pseudepigrapha

(Encyclopedia) PseudepigraphaPseudepigraphas&oomacr;ˌdĭpĭˈgrəfə [key] [Gr.,=things falsely ascribed], a collection of early Jewish and some Jewish-Christian writings composed between c.200 b.c.…

Alexander HAMILTON, Congress, NY (1757-1804)

HAMILTON, Alexander, a Delegate from New York; born on the island of Nevis, British West Indies, January 11, 1757; immigrated to the United States in 1772, where he received educational…

Cabinet Members Under Buchanan

Secretary of State Lewis Cass, 1857Jeremiah S. Black, 1860Secretary of the Treasury Howell Cobb, 1857Philip F. Thomas, 1860John A. Dix, 1861Secretary of War John B. Floyd, 1857Joseph Holt,…

John CONDIT, Congress, NJ (1755-1834)

Senate Years of Service: 1803-1809; 1809-1817 Party: Democratic Republican; Democratic Republican CONDIT John , a Representative and a Senator from New Jersey; born in Orange, N.J., July 8, 1755;…

Staind

Break the CycleFlip/Elektra Thanks in part to a push from Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst, who helped the band get signed to Flip/Elektra a couple of years ago, Staind got its big break and has made…