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(Encyclopedia) subtreasury. After President Andrew Jackson vetoed (July 10, 1832) the bill to recharter the Second Bank of the United States, the deposits were removed and placed in state banks that…corset
(Encyclopedia) corset, article of dress designed to support or modify the figure. Greek and Roman women sometimes wrapped broad bands about the body. In the Middle Ages a short, close-fitting, laced…Frasch process
(Encyclopedia) Frasch processFrasch processfräsh [key] [for Herman Frasch, the German-American chemist who devised it], process for the extraction of sulfur from subsurface deposits. Three pipes, one…hypostyle
(Encyclopedia) hypostylehypostylehĭpˈəstīl, hīˈpə– [key], the chamber in Egyptian temples in which a number of columns supported a flat stone roof. Forming the chief and largest inner space of the…Dharamsala
(Encyclopedia) Dharamsala, town, Himachal Pradesh, N India. Located on the slopes of the Kangra valley at the edge of Dhauladhar range in the outer…Bromley
(Encyclopedia) Bromley Bromley brŏmˈlē [key], outer borough of Greater London, SE England. It is the largest of…trapdoor spider
(Encyclopedia) trapdoor spider, burrow-dwelling spider of the Old and New Worlds. Trapdoor spiders dig burrows, which they line with silk and protect by constructing one or two circular, hinged…satellite, natural
(Encyclopedia) satellite, natural, celestial body orbiting a planet, dwarf planet, asteroid, or star of a larger size. The most familiar natural satellite is the earth's moon; thus, satellites of…Marshall Islands Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Marshall Islands Index: Geography and People History Government Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Marshallese Relations GEOGRAPHY AND…North Carolina
North Carolina State Information Capital: Raleigh Official Name: North Carolina Organized as a territory/republic: March 24, 1663 Entered Union (rank): November 21, 1789 Present constitution…Trending
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