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Philip, Saint, one of the seven deacons chosen by the Twelve Apostles
(Encyclopedia) Philip, Saint, one of the seven deacons chosen by the Twelve Apostles. He is also called St. Philip the Evangelist and St. Philip the Deacon. He evangelized Samaria and later converted…Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
(Encyclopedia) Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, in central Manhattan, New York City, between 62d and 66th streets W of Broadway. Lincoln Center is both a complex of buildings and the arts…National Museum of the American Indian
(Encyclopedia) National Museum of the American Indian, institution devoted to the collection, preservation, and presentation of the culture of the indigenous populations of the Western Hemisphere, a…National Museum of the United States
(Encyclopedia) National Museum of the United States: see Smithsonian Institution.Navy, United States Department of the
(Encyclopedia) Navy, United States Department of the: see Defense, United States Department of.Index, in the Roman Catholic Church
(Encyclopedia) Index, in the Roman Catholic Church, list of publications forbidden to be read, called Index librorum prohibitorum [list of forbidden books]. This censorship was exercised by the Holy…Interior, United States Department of the
(Encyclopedia) Interior, United States Department of the, federal executive department established in 1849, delegated custodian of U.S. natural resources, and whose head, the Secretary of the…International Committee of the Red Cross
(Encyclopedia) International Committee of the Red Cross: see Red Cross.Leopold I, king of the Belgians
(Encyclopedia) Leopold I, 1790–1865, king of the Belgians (1831–65); youngest son of Francis Frederick, duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. After serving as a page at the court of Napoleon I and as a…Leopold II, king of the Belgians
(Encyclopedia) Leopold II, 1835–1909, king of the Belgians (1865–1909), son and successor of Leopold I. His reign saw great industrial and colonial expansion. In 1876 he organized, with the help of H…Trending
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