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Paul, Alice
(Encyclopedia)Paul, Alice, 1885–1977, American feminist, b. Moorestown, N.J. She helped found the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage (1913), which became the National Woman's party (1917). After the passage o...Cushing, William Barker
(Encyclopedia)Cushing, William Barker, 1842–74, Union naval hero in the Civil War, b. Delafield, Wis., educated at Annapolis. Cushing became noted for a series of daredevil exploits, particularly for his sinking ...Eisenhüttenstadt
(Encyclopedia)Eisenhüttenstadt īˌzənhütˈənshtät [key], city, Brandenburg, E Germany; on the Oder River at the border with ...Varnsdorf
(Encyclopedia)Varnsdorf värnsˈdôrf [key], Ger. Warnsdorf, city (1991 pop. 16,266), N Czech Republic, in Bohemia, on the German border. It is a railway junction and a textile manufacturing center. The village was...Cuban Missile Crisis
(Encyclopedia)Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962, major cold war confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union. In response to the Bay of Pigs Invasion and other American actions against Cuba as well as to P...Geneva Conference
(Encyclopedia)Geneva Conference, any of various international meetings held at Geneva, Switzerland. Some of the more important ones are discussed here. 1 International conference held Apr.–July, 1954, to restore ...Trans-Dniester Region
(Encyclopedia)Trans-Dniester Region or Transnistria, region (2004 preliminary pop. 555,000), E Moldova, between the Dniester River and the Ukrainian border. A narrow territory some 120 mi (195 km) long but barely 2...St. John, John Pierce
(Encyclopedia)St. John, John Pierce, 1833–1916, American political reformer, b. Brookville, Ind. He traveled in the West and in South America, fought in the Union army in the Civil War, and after 1869 practiced l...Baldwin, Roger Nash
(Encyclopedia)Baldwin, Roger Nash, 1884–1981, American civil libertarian, b. Wellesley, Mass. He helped to found (1920) the American Civil Liberties Union and was its director until 1950 and its adviser on intern...Schwellenbach, Lewis Baxter
(Encyclopedia)Schwellenbach, Lewis Baxter shwĕlˈənbäk [key], 1894–1948, American cabinet officer, b. Superior, Wis. After serving (1935–40) in the U.S. Senate, he was appointed (1940) U.S. district judge in...Browse by Subject
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