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(Encyclopedia) chronicle, official record of events, set down in order of occurrence, important to the people of a nation, state, or city. Almanacs, The Congressional Record in the United States, and…Greely, Adolphus Washington
(Encyclopedia) Greely, Adolphus Washington, 1844–1935, American army officer and arctic explorer, b. Newburyport, Mass. Entering the Union army at 17, he emerged a brevet major of volunteers at the…A Sermon on the Public Function of Woman - Classes of Women
by Theodore Parker Classes of WomenThe Nature of WomenPublic Functions of WomenLet us look, and see what women may do here.First, there are Intellectual Pursuits-devotion to science, art,…U.S. News: Major U.S. news stories, from health-care reform to "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
Major U.S. news stories, from health-care reform to "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" by Holly Poulos Barack ObamaRelated Links 2010 Year in Review 2010 News of…Artois
(Encyclopedia) ArtoisArtoisärtwäˈ [key], region and former province, in Pas-de-Calais dept., N France, near the English Channel, between Picardy and Flanders. Arras is the chief city. Largely…dower
(Encyclopedia) dower, that portion of a deceased husband's real property that a widow is legally entitled to use during her lifetime to support herself and their children. A wife may claim the dower…Bristol, John Digby, 1st earl of
(Encyclopedia) Bristol, John Digby, 1st earl of, 1580–1653, English diplomat. He spent most of the years 1611–24 at the Spanish court, where as ambassador he conducted the prolonged negotiations for…Margaret Tudor
(Encyclopedia) Margaret Tudor, 1489–1541, queen consort of James IV of Scotland; daughter of Henry VII of England and sister of Henry VIII. Her marriage (1503) to James was accompanied by a treaty of…Scotland, Free Church of
(Encyclopedia) Scotland, Free Church of, the secessionist Presbyterian church established as a result of the great disruption of 1843 in the Church of Scotland. The cause of the separation lay in the…European Free Trade Association
(Encyclopedia) European Free Trade Association (EFTA), customs union and trading bloc; its current members are Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland. EFTA was established in 1960 by Austria…Trending
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