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Which memorial in D.C. is surrounded by cherry trees?
The Question: What famous memorial in Washington D.C. is surrounded by Japanese cherry trees? The Answer: Fortunately for us, those Japanese cherry trees are…Labor Relations Act
(Encyclopedia) Labor Relations Act: see National Labor Relations Board; Taft-Hartley Labor Act.Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act
(Encyclopedia) Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act, 1909, passed by the U.S. Congress. It was the first change in tariff laws since the Dingley Act of 1897; the issue had been ignored by President Theodore…Cabinet Members Under Taft
Secretary of State Philander C. Knox, 1909Secretary of the Treasury Franklin MacVeagh, 1909Secretary of War Jacob M. Dickinson, 1909Henry L. Stimson, 1911Attorney General George W. Wickersham…elecampane
(Encyclopedia) elecampaneelecampaneĕlˌəkămpānˈ [key], hardy Old World herb, Inula helenium, of the family Asteraceae (aster family), naturalized in America and sometimes cultivated in gardens. It has…Progressive party
(Encyclopedia) Progressive party, in U.S. history, the name of three political organizations, active, respectively, in the presidential elections of 1912, 1924, and 1948. At Philadelphia in…Antenor, in Greek mythology
(Encyclopedia) Antenor, in Greek mythology, wise elder of Troy who urged that Helen be returned to Menelaus. The Greeks spared him and his family when they sacked Troy. A later myth portrays Antenor…Landrum-Griffin Act
(Encyclopedia) Landrum-Griffin Act, 1959, passed by the U.S. Congress, officially known as the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act. It resulted from hearings of the Senate committee on…Paris, in Greek mythology
(Encyclopedia) Paris or Alexander, in Greek mythology, son of Priam and Hecuba and brother of Hector. Because it was prophesied that he would cause the destruction of Troy, Paris was abandoned on Mt…Taft-Hartley Labor Act
(Encyclopedia) Taft-Hartley Labor Act, 1947, passed by the U.S. Congress, officially known as the Labor-Management Relations Act. Sponsored by Senator Robert Alphonso Taft and Representative Fred…Trending
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