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Julian, Percy Lavon
(Encyclopedia) Julian, Percy Lavon, 1899–1975, African-American chemist, inventor, and businessman, b. Montgomery, Ala., grad. DePauw Univ. (A.B., 1920), Harvard (M.A., 1923), and the Univ. of Vienna…Wise, John
(Encyclopedia) Wise, John, 1652–1725, American clergyman, exponent of the democratic principles of modern Congregationalism, b. Roxbury, Mass., grad. Harvard, 1673. He was pastor at Ipswich, Mass.,…Pérez Molina, Otto
(Encyclopedia) Pérez Molina, Otto, 1950–, Guatemalan army officer and politician, b. Guatemala City. Pérez rose through the officer ranks to become a general, leading troops and then military…Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
(Encyclopedia) Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO), alliance organized (1954) under the Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty by representatives of Australia, France, Great Britain, New…Rodino, Peter Wallace, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Rodino, Peter Wallace, Jr.Rodino, Peter Wallace, Jr.rōdēˈnō [key], 1909–2005, U.S. congressman, b. Newark, N.J., as Pellegrino Rodino, Jr.; grad. New Jersey Law School, 1937. Awarded…Ku Klux Klan
(Encyclopedia) Ku Klux KlanKu Klux Klank&oomacr;ˌ klŭks klăn [key], designation mainly given to two distinct secret societies that played a part in American history, although other less important…Justice, United States Department of
(Encyclopedia) Justice, United States Department of, federal executive department established in 1870 and charged with providing the means for enforcing federal laws, furnishing legal counsel in…The Congress of Women: The Pacific Northwest
by Mrs. Abigail Scott Duniway ArtGeorge Meredith's NovelsThe Pacific Northwest Mrs. Abigail Scott Duniway is a native of Illinois. She was born in 1834. Her parents were John F. Scott and…Discourse On Woman
by LucretiaMott There is nothing of greater importance to the well-being of society at large - of man as well as woman - than the true and proper position of woman. Much has been said,…Jackson
(Encyclopedia) Jackson. 1 City (1990 pop. 37,446), seat of Jackson co., S Mich., on the Grand River; inc. 1857. It is an industrial and commercial center in a farm region. The city's chief…Trending
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