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(Encyclopedia)Rump Parliament: see English civil war. ...Short Parliament
(Encyclopedia)Short Parliament: see English civil war. ...Secession, War of
(Encyclopedia)Secession, War of: see Civil War. ...ACLU
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(Encyclopedia)Iron Cross: see decorations, civil and military. ...Assad, Bashar al-
(Encyclopedia)Assad, Bashar al- bäshärˈ äl-äsˈsäd [key], 1965–, Syrian political leader, son of Hafez al-Assad. A medical doctor, he left Syria (1992) for an ophthamology residency i...spoils system
(Encyclopedia)spoils system, in U.S. history, the practice of giving appointive offices to loyal members of the party in power. The name supposedly derived from a speech by Senator William Learned Marcy in which he...Legion of Honor
(Encyclopedia)Legion of Honor: see decorations, civil and military. ...loran
(Encyclopedia)loran lôrˈănˌ [key], long-range, accurate radio navigational system used by a ship or aircraft to confirm or to determine its geographical position. The term loran is derived from the words long-r...Douglas, William Orville
(Encyclopedia)Douglas, William Orville, 1898–1980, American jurist, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1939–75), b. Maine, Minn. He received his law degree from Columbia in 1925 and later was professo...Browse by Subject
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