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Independent Treasury System
(Encyclopedia) Independent Treasury System, in U.S. history, system for the retaining of government funds in the Treasury and its subtreasuries independently of the national banking and financial…Palestine Liberation Organization
(Encyclopedia) Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), coordinating council for Palestinian organizations, founded (1964) by Egypt and the Arab League and initially controlled by Egypt. Composed of…Neuhausen am Rheinfall
(Encyclopedia) Neuhausen am RheinfallNeuhausen am Rheinfallnoiˈhouzən äm rīnˈfäl [key], town (1990 pop. 10,619), Schaffhausen canton, N Switzerland, on the right bank of the Rhine River. It is a…Katona, József
(Encyclopedia) Katona, JózsefKatona, Józsefyōˈzhĕf kŏˈtônŏ [key], 1791–1830, Hungarian dramatist. His classic tragedy Bánk Bán (1821) was among the first important works in Magyar. It was set to…Ebal, Mount
(Encyclopedia) Ebal, MountEbal, Mountēˈbəl [key], Arabic Jabal Aybal, 3,084 ft (940 m) high, in the Samarian hills, West Bank. On Ebal, according to the Bible, the curses due for the violations of…Norman, Montagu Collet, 1st Baron Norman of St. Clere
(Encyclopedia) Norman, Montagu Collet, 1st Baron Norman of St. Clere, 1871–1950, English financier. He was governor of the Bank of England from 1920 to 1944, a tenure of office that broke all…Thon Buri
(Encyclopedia) Thon BuriThon Buritŭn b&oobreve;rˈē [key], district of metropolitan Bangkok, on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River, Thailand. It is a center of rice milling, sawmilling, and…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: The Banks O' Doon-First Version
by Robert Burns Song-Out Over The ForthThe Banks O' Doon-Second VersionThe Banks O' Doon-First Version Sweet are the banks—the banks o' Doon, The spreading flowers are fair…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: The Banks O' Doon-Second Version
by Robert Burns The Banks O' Doon-First VersionThe Banks O' Doon-Third VersionThe Banks O' Doon-Second Version Ye flowery banks o' bonie Doon, How can ye blume sae fair?…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: The Banks O' Doon-Third Version
by Robert Burns The Banks O' Doon-Second VersionLament For James, Earl Of GlencairnThe Banks O' Doon-Third Version Ye banks and braes o' bonie Doon, How can ye bloom sae fresh…Trending
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