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medicine man

(Encyclopedia) medicine man, among Native Americans and other traditional peoples as far back as Paleolithic times, a person believed to possess supernatural healing powers. Like the shaman the…

Brüning, Heinrich

(Encyclopedia) Brüning, HeinrichBrüning, Heinrichhīnˈrĭkh brünˈĭng [key], 1885–1970, German chancellor. Elected to the Reichstag in 1924, he was a leader of the Catholic Center party and a fiscal…

Stambuliski, Alexander

(Encyclopedia) Stambuliski, Alexander, Bulgarian Aleksandr StamboliskiStambuliski, Alexander,both: älĕksänˈdər stämbōlēˈskē [key], 1879–1923, Bulgarian politician. He was a leader of the Peasants'…

Navarino, battle of

(Encyclopedia) Navarino, battle ofNavarino, battle ofnävärēˈnō [key], 1827, naval battle resulting from the intervention of the European powers in the Greek War of Independence from the Ottoman…

WOMAN SUFFRAGE AND POLITICS - Index

Chronological Record of the Wi... Index Abbott, Rev. Lyman, 126 Abolitionists. See Anti-Slavery Acklen, Col. Joseph H., 424 Acts of Reconstruction, 228 Adams, Abigail, 9 Adams, John…

Boxer Uprising

(Encyclopedia) Boxer Uprising, 1898–1900, antiforeign movement in China, culminating in a desperate uprising against Westerners and Western influence. By the end of the 19th cent. the Western powers…

Lee Van Cleef Biography

Lee Van CleefactorBorn: 1/9/1925Birthplace: Somerville, New Jersey With the ideal looks for a villain, Van Cleef found himself typecast as the heavy in crime stories, westerns, and action…

columnist

(Encyclopedia) columnist, the writer of an essay appearing regularly in a newspaper or periodical, usually under a constant heading. Although originally humorous, the column in many cases has…