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Progressive party
(Encyclopedia)Progressive party, in U.S. history, the name of three political organizations, active, respectively, in the presidential elections of 1912, 1924, and 1948. At Philadelphia in July, 1948, a new...Macaulay, Dame Rose
(Encyclopedia)Macaulay, Dame Rose məkôˈlē [key], 1889?–1958, English author. Remembered primarily for her novels satirizing middle-class life, she first achieved fame with Potterism (1920). Her subsequent nov...Griswold, Rufus Wilmot
(Encyclopedia)Griswold, Rufus Wilmot, 1815–57, American editor, b. Benson, Vt. He was influential as editor of Graham's Magazine (1842–43) and the International Monthly Magazine (1850–52) and as anthologist o...Hashbadana
(Encyclopedia)Hashbadana hăshbădˈənə [key], in the Bible, companion of Ezra. ...Landrum-Griffin Act
(Encyclopedia)Landrum-Griffin Act, 1959, passed by the U.S. Congress, officially known as the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act. It resulted from hearings of the Senate committee on improper activities ...Elihoenai
(Encyclopedia)Elihoenai ĕlˌīhōēˈnāī [key]. In the Bible, leader in the return with Ezra. ...Gilalai
(Encyclopedia)Gilalai gĭlˈəlā, gĭlāˈlāī, gĭləlāˈī [key], in the Bible, one of Ezra's musicians. ...Taft-Hartley Labor Act
(Encyclopedia)Taft-Hartley Labor Act, 1947, passed by the U.S. Congress, officially known as the Labor-Management Relations Act. Sponsored by Senator Robert Alphonso Taft and Representative Fred Allan Hartley, the ...Sherebiah
(Encyclopedia)Sherebiah shĕrˌēbīˈə [key], in the Bible, companion of Ezra and signer of the covenant. ...Zabbud
(Encyclopedia)Zabbud zăbˈəd [key], in the Bible, one who returned with Ezra from the Captivity. ...Browse by Subject
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