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Jonah

(Encyclopedia) JonahJonahjōˈnə [key], prophetic book of the Bible. It tells the story of a prophet called by God to preach repentance to the city of Nineveh. According to the Second Book of Kings,…

Faust, Drew Gilpin

(Encyclopedia) Faust, Drew Gilpin (Catharine Drew Gilpin Faust), 1947–, American historian and educator, b. New York City, grad. Bryn Mawr (B.A. 1968), Univ. of Pennsylvania (M.A. 1971, Ph.D. 1975).…

forgery, in criminal law

(Encyclopedia) forgery, in criminal law, willful fabrication or alteration of a written document with the intent to injure the interests of another in a fraudulent manner. The crime may be committed…

fair-trade laws

(Encyclopedia) fair-trade laws, in the United States, a former group of statutes that permitted manufacturers to specify the minimum retail price of a commodity. The first fair-trade law was adopted…

Fanfani, Amintore

(Encyclopedia) Fanfani, AmintoreFanfani, Amintoreämēntôˈrā fänfänˈē [key], 1908–99, Italian political leader, a Christian Democrat. A noted scholar, he held several cabinet posts after World War II…

Farley, James Aloysius

(Encyclopedia) Farley, James AloysiusFarley, James Aloysiusălˌəwĭshˈəs [key], 1888–1976, American political leader, U.S. Postmaster General (1933–40), b. Rockland co., N.Y. He rose steadily in…

Blagoveshchensk

(Encyclopedia) Blagoveshchensk Blagoveshchensk bləgəvyĕshˈchĭnsk [key], city, capital of Amur region, Russian Far East…

Bradstreet, Simon

(Encyclopedia) Bradstreet, Simon, 1603–97, colonial governor of Massachusetts, b. Lincolnshire, England. He emigrated to New England in 1630 and was assistant in the Massachusetts Bay Company for 49…

Carson City

(Encyclopedia) Carson City, city (2020 pop. 58,639), state capital, W Nev., in the Eagle valley; inc. 1875. The city is a trade center for a mining and…

Wadi Halfa

(Encyclopedia) Wadi HalfaWadi Halfawäˈdē hălˈfə [key], town, N Sudan, on Lake Nubia (Lake Nasser). It is the terminus of a railroad from Khartoum and is the point at which cotton, wheat, livestock,…