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American Labor party
(Encyclopedia) American Labor party, organized in New York by labor leaders and liberals in 1936, primarily to support Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal and the men favoring it in national and…Socialist Labor party
(Encyclopedia) Socialist Labor party, in the United States, begun in 1877 by New York City socialists. Its membership came largely from German-American workingmen. During the 1880s a national…State of the Union Address: Theodore Roosevelt (December 2, 1902)
Theodore Roosevelt (December 2, 1902) To the Senate and House of Representatives: We still continue in a period of unbounded prosperity. This prosperity is not the creature of law, but undoubtedly…State of the Union Address: Franklin D. Roosevelt (January 4, 1939)
Franklin D. Roosevelt (January 4, 1939) Mr. Vice President, Mr. Speaker, Members of the Senate and the Congress: In Reporting on the state of the nation, I have felt it necessary on previous…Fair Labor Standards Act
(Encyclopedia) Fair Labor Standards Act or Wages and Hours Act, passed by the U.S. Congress in 1938 to establish minimum living standards for workers engaged directly or indirectly in interstate…De Leon, Daniel
(Encyclopedia) De Leon, DanielDe Leon, Danieldē lēˈŏn [key], 1852–1914, American socialist leader. Born on the island of Curaçao of Spanish-American parents, he was educated in Germany and the…Counts, George Sylvester
(Encyclopedia) Counts, George Sylvester, 1889–1974, American educator, b. near Baldwin City, Kans., grad. Baker Univ., 1911, Ph.D. Univ. of Chicago, 1916. He taught in the educational departments of…Halonen, Tarja Kaarina
(Encyclopedia) Halonen, Tarja KaarinaHalonen, Tarja Kaarinatärˈyä käˈrēnä häˈlōnĕn [key], 1943–, Finnish political leader, president of Finland (2000–), b. Helsinki, grad. Univ. of Helsinki (LL.M.,…Andorra
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Andorra Andorra ăndôrˈə [key], Fr. Andorre Andorra äNdôrˈ [key], officially Principality of Andorra, autonomous parliamentary co-…pressure group
(Encyclopedia) pressure group, body, organized or unorganized, that actively seeks to promote its particular interests within a society by exerting pressure on public officials and agencies. Pressure…Trending
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