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Brewer's: Right Foot Foremost
In Rome a boy was stationed at the door of a mansion to caution visitors not to cross the threshold with their left foot, which would have been an ill omen. Source: Dictionary of Phrase…Know Your Telemarketing Rights
Source: Federal Trade Commission. Web: www.ftc.gov. In its publication “Ditch the Pitch: Hanging Up on Telephone Hucksters,” the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) outlines your rights in dealing with…Tea Party
(Encyclopedia) Tea Party, in the early 21st cent., U.S. political movement that arose in reaction to the economic crisis of 2008 and the government rescue and aid measures for the financial,…Dhlakama, Afonso Marceta Macacho
(Encyclopedia) Dhlakama, Afonso Marceta Macacho, 1953–2018, Mozambican rebel leader and opposition figure. Conscripted into the Portuguese colonial army, he soon deserted and fought briefly with the…fire-eaters
(Encyclopedia) fire-eaters, in U.S. history, term applied by Northerners to proslavery extremists in the South in the two decades before the Civil War. Edmund Ruffin, Robert B. Rhett, and William L.…Wilmès, Sophie
(Encyclopedia) Wilmès, Sophie, 1975–, Belgian political leader. She worked as a financial officer at the European Commission, and was a council member in local government (2007–15). A member of the…Primo de Rivera, José Antonio
(Encyclopedia) Primo de Rivera, José AntonioPrimo de Rivera, José Antonioprēˈmō ᵺā rēvāˈrä [key], 1903–36, Spanish political leader, son of Miguel Primo de Rivera. Founder (1933) of the Falange, the…Roe v. Wade
(Encyclopedia) Roe v. Wade, case decided in 1973 by the U.S. Supreme Court. Along with Doe v. Bolton, this decision legalized abortion in the first…The Congress of Women: The Kindergarten
by Mrs. Virginia Thrall Smith Advantages and Dangers of OrganizationMarriage Prospects in GermanyThe Kindergarten[1] Mrs. Virginia T. Smith was born in Bloomfield, Conn., and educated in…A Sermon on the Public Function of Woman - Classes of Women
by Theodore Parker Classes of WomenThe Nature of WomenPublic Functions of WomenLet us look, and see what women may do here.First, there are Intellectual Pursuits-devotion to science, art,…Trending
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