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Brahmo Samaj
(Encyclopedia) Brahmo SamajBrahmo Samajbräˈmō səmäjˈ [key] [Hindi,=society of God], Indian religious movement, founded in Kolkata (Calcutta) in 1828 by Rammohun Roy. It promoted a monotheistic,…Russian Revolution: The February Revolution
The February Revolution Related Links Russian Revolution: OriginsRussian Revolution: 1905 RevolutionCommunist PartyMoscowFabergé Eggs By March, 1917 (the end of Feb., 1917, O.S…Bulgaria Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Bulgaria Index: Geography and People Historical Highlights Government and Political Conditions Economy Defense Foreign Relations U.S.-Bulgarian Relations…Plath, Sylvia
(Encyclopedia) Plath, Sylvia, 1932–63, American poet, b. Boston. Educated at Smith College and Cambridge, Plath published poems even as a child and won many academic and literary awards. Her first…Brewer's: Ossa
Heaping Pelion upon Ossa. Adding difficulty to difficulty; fruitless efforts. The allusion is to the attempt of the giants to scale heaven by piling Mount Ossa upon Mount Pelion. “Ter sunt…Humboldt Glacier
(Encyclopedia) Humboldt Glacier, NW Greenland. The largest known glacier of the Northern Hemisphere, it debouches into Kane Basin along a front c.60 mi (100 km) wide and 300 ft (91 m) high. U.S.…Klein, Yves
(Encyclopedia) Klein, Yves, 1928–62, French painter. With critic Pierre Restany, he was a leader of the avant-garde movement called Nouveau Réalisme (founded 1960). In the 1950s Klein began to work…Day, Dorothy
(Encyclopedia) Day, Dorothy, 1897–1980, American journalist and social activist, b. New York City. After studying at the Univ. of Illinois (1914–16), where she joined the Socialist party, she…country music
(Encyclopedia) country music, American popular music form originating in the Southern and Western United States. Country music is directly descended from the folk songs, ballads, and popular songs of…Godwin, William
(Encyclopedia) Godwin, William, 1756–1836, English author and political philosopher. A minister in his youth, he was, however, plagued by religious doubts and gave up preaching in 1783 for a literary…Trending
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