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(Encyclopedia) encomiendaencomiendaānkōmyānˈdä [key] [Span. encomendar=to entrust], system of tributory labor established in Spanish America. Developed as a means of securing an adequate and cheap…State of the Union Address: Millard Fillmore (December 2, 1851)
Millard Fillmore (December 2, 1851) Fellow-Citizens of the Senate and of the House of Representatives: I congratulate you and our common constituency upon the favorable auspices under which you meet…State of the Union Address: Calvin Coolidge (December 3, 1924)
Calvin Coolidge (December 3, 1924) To the Congress of the United States: The present state of the Union, upon which it is customary for the President to report to the Congress under the provisions…National Education Association
(Encyclopedia) National Education Association (NEA), organization of professional educators in the United States, with almost 2.5 million members. The NEA was founded (1850) as the National Teachers…State of the Union Address: Harry S. Truman (January 4, 1950)
Harry S. Truman (January 4, 1950) Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, Members of the Congress: A year ago I reported to this Congress that the state of the Union was good. I am happy to be able to report to…industrial management
(Encyclopedia) industrial management, term applied to highly organized modern methods of carrying on industrial, especially manufacturing, operations. Modern technological devices, particularly in…State of the Union Address: Ulysses S. Grant (December 5, 1870)
Ulysses S. Grant (December 5, 1870) To the Senate and House of Representatives: A year of peace and general prosperity to this nation has passed since the last assembling of Congress. We have,…State of the Union Address: Grover Cleveland (December 8, 1885)
Grover Cleveland (December 8, 1885) To the Congress of the United States: Your assembling is clouded by a sense of public bereavement, caused by the recent and sudden death of Thomas A. Hendricks,…State of the Union Address: Woodrow Wilson (December 5, 1916)
Woodrow Wilson (December 5, 1916) GENTLEMEN OF THE CONGRESS: In fulfilling at this time the duty laid upon me by the Constitution of communicating to you from time to time information of the state…Gillard, Julia Eileen
(Encyclopedia) Gillard, Julia EileenGillard, Julia Eileengĭˈlärd [key], 1961–, Australian political leader, b. Barry, Wales, B.A., LL.B. Univ. of Melbourne 1986. Gillard, who immigrated to Australia…Trending
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