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Lee, Henry
(Encyclopedia) Lee, Henry, 1756–1818, American Revolutionary soldier, known as Light-Horse Harry Lee, b. Prince William co., Va. He was a cousin of Arthur Lee, Francis L. Lee, Richard H. Lee, and…ejido
(Encyclopedia) ejidoejidoāhēˈᵺō [key] [Span.,=common land], in Mexico, agricultural land expropriated from large private holdings and redistributed to communal farms. Communal ownership of land had…Samaras, Antonis
(Encyclopedia) Samaras, AntonisSamaras, Antonisäntōˈnēs sämäräsˈ [key], 1951–, Greek political leader, premier of Greece (2012–15), b. Athens, grad. Amherst (1974), Harvard (M.B.A., 1976). He was…Papandreou, George, 1952–, Greek political leader
(Encyclopedia) Papandreou, George (Georgios Andreou Papandreou)Papandreou, Georgepäˌpəndrāˈ&oomacr; [key], 1952–, Greek political leader, b. Minnesota. The son of Andreas Papandreou and grandson…finance
(Encyclopedia) finance, theory and practice of conducting large public and private dealings in money. Important institutions of private finance include those that deal with insurance, banking, stocks…Sully, Maximilien de Béthune, duc de
(Encyclopedia) Sully, Maximilien de Béthune, duc deSully, Maximilien de Béthune, duc demäksēmēlyăNˈ də bātünˈ dük də [key]Sully, Maximilien de Béthune, duc de sülēˈ [key], 1560–1641, French statesman…impressionism, in painting
(Encyclopedia) impressionism, in painting, late-19th-century French school that was generally characterized by the attempt to depict transitory visual impressions, often painted directly from nature…reparations
(Encyclopedia) reparations, payments or other compensation offered as an indemnity for loss or damage. Although the term is used to cover payments made to Holocaust survivors and to Japanese…Scott, Sir Walter
(Encyclopedia) Scott, Sir Walter, 1771–1832, Scottish novelist and poet, b. Edinburgh. He is considered the father of both the regional and the historical novel. Scott's narrative poems…James Winthrop: Agrippa VIII
Agrippa VIIIJames Winthrop25 December 1787by James Winthrop, AgrippaSee also Federalist No. 11To the People.It has been proved, by indisputable evidence, that power is not the grand principle…Trending
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