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Crittenden, Thomas Leonidas
(Encyclopedia) Crittenden, Thomas LeonidasCrittenden, Thomas Leonidaslē-ŏnˈədəs [key], 1819–93, Union general in the Civil War, b. Russellville, Ky.; son of John J. Crittenden and brother of George B…Doubleday, Abner
(Encyclopedia) Doubleday, Abner, 1819–93, once credited as originator of baseball and Union general in the American Civil War, b. Saratoga co., N.Y., grad. West Point, 1842. The A. G. Mills…The Pivot of Civilization: Dangers of Cradle Competition
by Margaret Sanger Is Revolution the Remedy?A Moral NecessityDangers of Cradle Competition Eugenics has been defined as "the study of agencies under social control that may improve or…Dana, Charles Anderson
(Encyclopedia) Dana, Charles AndersonDana, Charles Andersondāˈnə [key], 1819–97, American newspaper editor, b. Hinsdale, N.H. He was a member of the Brook Farm community for five years. In 1847 he…Code Civil
(Encyclopedia) Code Civil: see Code Napoléon.civil commitment
(Encyclopedia) civil commitment or involuntary commitment, process by which a court determines whether or not to order an individual to receive treatment or care or be confined. A person may be…civil engineering
(Encyclopedia) civil engineering: see engineering.civil law
(Encyclopedia) civil law, as used in this article, a modern legal system based upon Roman law, as distinguished from common law. Civil law is based on written legal codes, a hallmark of the Roman…civil liberty
(Encyclopedia) civil liberty: see liberty.civil time
(Encyclopedia) civil time, local time based on universal time. Civil time may be formally defined as mean solar time plus 12 hr; the civil day begins at midnight, while the mean solar day begins at…Trending
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