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There are several administrative divisions of the government whose job it is to enforce and administer laws and regulations. Because provisions for these agencies were not outlined in the…Edward the Confessor
(Encyclopedia) Edward the Confessor, d. 1066, king of the English (1042–66), son of Æthelred the Unready and his Norman wife, Emma. After the Danish conquest (1013–16) of England, Edward grew up at…Labour party
(Encyclopedia) Labour party, British political party, one of the two dominant parties in Great Britain since World War I. Harold Wilson, who became leader on Gaitskell's death in 1963, was able to…Members of Congress: Georgia, Congress, GA
Biographies of U.S. representatives and senators from Georgia Member Name Birth-Death ABBOT, Joel 1776-1826 ADAMSON, William Charles 1854-1929 ALFORD, Julius Caesar 1799-1863…1912 Women's and Men's Olympic Tennis Medalists
MENS Event Singles Charles Winslow, S. Afr. Harold Kitson, S. Afr. Oscar Kreuzer, GER Singles (Indoor) André Gobert, FRA 8:6. 6:4. 6:4 …proverb
(Encyclopedia) proverb, short statement of wisdom or advice that has passed into general use. More homely than aphorisms, proverbs generally refer to common experience and are often expressed in…Dodd, William Edward
(Encyclopedia) Dodd, William Edward, 1869–1940, American historian and diplomat, b. Clayton, N.C. He was professor of history at Randolph-Macon College (1900–1908) and at the Univ. of Chicago (1908–…Jones, James Earl
(Encyclopedia) Jones, James Earl, 1931–, American actor, b. Tate co., Miss. Jones made his stage debut at the Univ. of Michigan and appeared thereafter for seven years with the New York Shakespeare…long march
(Encyclopedia) long march, Chin., Changzheng, the journey of c.6,000 mi (9,660 km) undertaken by the Red Army of China in 1934–35. When their Jiangxi prov. Soviet base was encircled by the…Morgan, Julia
(Encyclopedia) Morgan, Julia, 1872–1957, American architect, b. San Francisco, B.S. Univ. of California, Berkeley, 1894. Trained as an engineer, she became the first woman to study architecture at…Trending
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