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Arbour, Al
(Encyclopedia) Arbour, Al (Alger Joseph Arbour), 1932–2015, Canadian ice hockey player and coach. A defenseman, he joined the Detroit Red Wings in 1953, then moved to the Chicago Black Hawks in 1958…States-General
(Encyclopedia) States-General or Estates-General, diet or national assembly in which the chief estates (see estate) of a nation—usually clergy, nobles, and towns (or commons)—were represented as…Estates-General
(Encyclopedia) Estates-General: see States-General.inspector general
(Encyclopedia) inspector general, a government official tasked with independently overseeing an agency or department. Inspectors general are utilized by many countries, as well as regional and local…general strike
(Encyclopedia) general strike, sympathetic cessation of work by a majority of the workers in all industries of a locality or nation. Such a stoppage is economic if it is for the purpose of redressing…Houghton, William Stanley
(Encyclopedia) Houghton, William Stanley, 1881–1913, English dramatist. He was (1907–12) a critic for the Manchester Guardian. His plays, greatly influenced by Ibsen, include The Dear Departed (1908…The True George Washington: Friends: The Generals
The GeneralsKnox was the earliest army friend of those who rose to the rank of general, and was honored by Washington with absolute trust. After the war the two corresponded, and Knox…Walt Whitman: Death of General Grant
Death of General GrantAs one by one withdraw the lofty actors, From that great play on history's stage eterne, That lurid, partial act of war and peace—of old and new contending, Fought out…Pulitzer Prizes: General Local Reporting
1964 Norman C. Miller (Wall Street Journal) 1965 Melvin H. Ruder (…Pulitzer Prizes: General News Reporting
1985Thomas Turcol (Virginian-Pilot and Ledger-Star)1986Edna Buchanan (Miami Herald)1987Akron Beacon Journal staff1988Alabama Journal (Montgomery) staff; Lawrence (Mass.) Eagle-Tribune…Trending
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