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Brewer's: Tied House

(A). A retail shop, stocked by a wholesale dealer, and managed by some other person not the owner of the stock. The wholesale dealer appoints the manager. “There are tied houses in the…

March 2018 Current Events: US News

Top of Page World News | Science & Technology News | Disaster News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the world…

literary frauds

(Encyclopedia) literary frauds, manuscripts that are presented to the public as works of famous authors but that are actually forgeries or imitations. Literary frauds are perpetrated for various…

Women's Suffrage: The Fighting Forces

by Carrie Chapman Catt and Nettie Rogers Shuler The Crises of 1916The Decisive BattleThe Fighting ForcesIn the struggle from which the final woman suffrage victory was now about to emerge…

Women's Suffrage: The Invisible Enemy

by Carrie Chapman Catt and Nettie Rogers Shuler The Woman's Hour that Never CameSpecial Handicaps and HazardsThe Invisible EnemyThose invisible influences that were controlling elections…

NASDAQ Spelled Out

The Question: What does NASDAQ stand for? The Answer: According to the infoplease.com dictionary, "NASDAQ" stands for National Association of…

Origin of "Passing the Buck"

The Question: Could you tell me the origin of the phrase, "passing the buck?" The Answer: "Passing the buck" originated from a ritual practiced…

Russell Henderson, 1999 News

22, high-school dropout and drug dealer, was convicted of murder, robbery, and kidnapping in the 1998 beating death of gay college student Matthew Shepard. He was sentenced in a Wyoming…

gun control

(Encyclopedia) gun control, government limitation of the purchase and ownership of firearms. The availability of guns is controlled by nations and localities throughout the world. In the United…