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balance of trade
(Encyclopedia) balance of trade, relation between the merchandise exports and imports of a country. The concept first became important in the 16th and 17th cent. with the growth of mercantilism.…performance art
(Encyclopedia) performance art, multimedia art form originating in the 1970s in which performance is the dominant mode of expression. Perfomance art may incorporate such elements as instrumental or…smuggling
(Encyclopedia) smuggling, illegal transport across state or national boundaries of goods or persons liable to customs or to prohibition. Smuggling has been carried on in nearly all nations and has…Triangle Waist Company
(Encyclopedia) Triangle Waist Company, often called the Triangle Shirtwaist Co., manufacturers of women's cotton and linen blouses. Located in lower Manhattan in the early 20th cent., on Mar. 25,…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Epitaph For James Smith
by Robert Burns Epitaph On John Dove, InnkeeperAdam Armour's PrayerEpitaph For James Smith Lament him, Mauchline husbands a', He aften did assist ye; For had ye staid hale…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Epistle To James Smith
by Robert Burns The OrdinationThe VisionEpistle To James Smith Friendship, mysterious cement of the soul! Sweet'ner of Life, and solder of Society! I owe thee much—Blair…Joeseph Papa Joe Smith Sr. 1998 Deaths
Joeseph “Papa Joe” Smith Sr. Age: 60 drag racer; killed when his car never slowed down after crossing the finish line at 127 mph and slammed into a cement retaining wall at Heartland…Mary Carolyn Davies: Smith, of the Third Oregon, dies
Smith, of the Third Oregon, diesMary Carolyn DaviesAutumn in Oregon is wet as Spring, And green, with little singings in the grass, And pheasants flying, Gold, green and red, Great, narrow…David Smith BENNETT, Congress, NY (1811-1894)
BENNETT David Smith , a Representative from New York; born on a farm near Camillus, Onondaga County, N.Y., May 3, 1811; attended the common schools and the local academy in Onondaga; engaged in…George Smith CATLIN, Congress, CT (1808-1851)
CATLIN George Smith , a Representative from Connecticut; born in Harwinton, Conn., August 24, 1808; attended the common schools, Amherst (Mass.) College, and the Litchfield (Conn.) Law School;…Trending
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