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Garofalo, Raffaele

(Encyclopedia) Garofalo, RaffaeleGarofalo, Raffaeleräf-fäĕˈlā [key]Garofalo, Raffaele gärôˈfälō [key], 1851–1934, Italian jurist and criminologist. He studied at the Univ. of Naples, where he later…

Williams, Ephraim

(Encyclopedia) Williams, Ephraim, 1715–55, American soldier, founder of Williams College, b. Newton, Mass. After several years as a sailor, he lived in Massachusetts and took part in defending the…

Brent, Margaret

(Encyclopedia) Brent, Margaret, 1600?–1671?, early American feminist, b. Gloucester, England. With her two brothers and a sister, she left England to settle (1638) in St. Marys City, Md., where she…

merger

(Encyclopedia) merger, in corporate business, fusion of two or more corporations by the transfer of all property to a single corporation. The remaining corporation continues in existence, having…

Federalist No. 45

No 44 No 46 The Alleged Danger From the Powers of the Union to the State Governments Considered For the Independent Fournal.Madison To the People of the State of New…

The Federalist Papers: Federalist No. 45

by AlexanderHamilton, JamesMadison and JohnJayFederalist No. 44Federalist No. 46Federalist No. 45 The Alleged Danger From the Powers of the Union to the State Governments Considered To…

Reagan, Ronald Wilson

(Encyclopedia) Reagan, Ronald WilsonReagan, Ronald Wilsonrāˈgən [key], 1911–2004, 40th president of the United States (1981–89), b. Tampico, Ill. In 1932, after graduation from Eureka College, he…

Mozarabs

(Encyclopedia) MozarabsMozarabsmōzârˈəbz [key], Christians of Muslim Spain. Their position was the usual one of Christians and Jews in Islam: they were a separate community, locally autonomous, and…