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cult

(Encyclopedia) cult, ritual observances involved in worship of, or communication with, the supernatural or its symbolic representations. A cult includes the totality of ideas, activities, and…

Biographies: Selected Labor Leaders

Selected Labor Leaders Cesar Estrada Chavez See also Cesar Estrada Chavez People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Labor Day Timeline: Labor Unions…

Lincoln, city and district, England

(Encyclopedia) Lincoln, city and district (1991 pop. 79,980), county seat of Lincolnshire, E England, in the Parts of Kesteven, on the Witham River. Located at the junction of the Roman Fosse Way and…

Rugby, town, England

(Encyclopedia) Rugby, town (1991 pop. 59,039), Warwickshire, central England. An important railroad junction and engineering center, Rugby is the seat of one of England's most esteemed public schools…

NLCS Composite Box Score: Score by Innings

123 456 78910 RHESan Diego 202 039 0341–24531Atlanta 002 202 6510–18478 DP: San Diego 6, Atlanta 6. LOB: San Diego 52, Atlanta 46. 2B:. San Diego— Hernandez (2), Rivera (2), Finley, Gwynn,…

Hewes, Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Hewes, JosephHewes, Josephhy&oomacr;z [key], 1730–79, political leader in the American Revolution, signer of the Declaration of Independence, b. Kingston, N.J. He moved (1760) to…

Forbes, Malcolm

(Encyclopedia) Forbes, Malcolm, 1919–90, American publisher, b. Englewood, N.J. The third son of a Scottish immigrant who founded Forbes magazine in 1917, he graduated from Princeton (1941), and…

1955 College Basketball Recap

Final AP Top 20 Major Conference Champions NCAA Tournament (24 teams) NIT Tournament (12 teams) Players of the Year Coach of the Year Consensus All-America After…

Hill, Joe

(Encyclopedia) Hill, Joe, 1879–1915, Swedish-American union organizer; b. Sweden, as Joel Hägglund, also called Joseph Hillström. He came to the United States in 1902 and worked as a miner and a…