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Tubman, Harriet
(Encyclopedia) Tubman, Harriet, c.1820–1913, American abolitionist, b. Dorchester co., Md. Born into slavery, she escaped to Phildelphia in 1849, and subsequently became one of the most successful “…Germain, George Sackville, 1st Viscount Sackville
(Encyclopedia) Germain, George Sackville, 1st Viscount SackvilleGermain, George Sackville, 1st Viscount Sackvillejûrˈmən, –mān [key], 1716–85, British soldier and statesman. He was known as Lord…business ethics
(Encyclopedia) business ethics, the study and evaluation of decision making by businesses according to moral concepts and judgments. Ethical questions range from practical, narrowly defined issues,…Yellen, Janet Louise
(Encyclopedia) Yellen, Janet LouiseYellen, Janet Louiseyĕlˈən [key], 1946–, U.S. economist and government official, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., B.A. Brown (1967), Ph.D. Yale (1971). Yellen taught economics (…O’MAHONEY, Joseph Christopher, Congress, WY (1884-1962)
Senate Years of Service: 1934-1953; 1954-1961 Party: Democrat; Democrat O’MAHONEY, Joseph Christopher, a Senator from Wyoming; born in Chelsea, Suffolk County, Mass., November 5, 1884; attended…Brewer's: Flanders' Mare
(The). So Henry VIII. called Anne of Cleves. She died at Chelsea in 1557. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894FlaneurFlanders' Babies A B C D E F G H I…Brewer's: Charles I
When Bernini's bust of Charles I. was brought home, the King was sitting in the garden of Chelsea Palace. He ordered the bust to be uncovered, and at the moment a hawk with a bird in its…Brewer's: Dogget
Dogget's coat and badge. The first prize in the Thames rowing-match, given on the 1st of August every year. So called from Thomas Dogget, an actor of Drury Lane, who signalised the…Brewer's: Clio
was one of the nine Muses, the inventress of historical and heroic poetry. Clio. Addison is so called because his papers in the Spectator are signed by one of the four letters in this…DeLay, Tom
(Encyclopedia) DeLay, Tom (Thomas Dale DeLay), 1947–, American politician, b. Laredo, Tex., grad. Univ. of Houston (B.S., 1970). A conservative Republican businessman, he entered politics (1979) as a…Trending
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