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Atomic Energy Commission
(Encyclopedia) Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), former U.S. government commission created by the Atomic Energy Act of 1946 and charged with the development and control of the U.S. atomic energy…Marshall Plan
(Encyclopedia) Marshall Plan or European Recovery Program, project instituted at the Paris Economic Conference (July, 1947) to foster economic recovery in certain European countries after World War…Lieberman, Joseph Isador
(Encyclopedia) Lieberman, Joseph IsadorLieberman, Joseph Isadorlēˈbərmən [key], 1942–, American politician, b. Stamford, Conn., grad. Yale, 1964, Yale Law School, 1967. A Democrat, Lieberman…Nibelungen
(Encyclopedia) NibelungenNibelungennēˈbəl&oobreve;ngˌən [key] or Nibelungs, in Germanic myth and literature, an evil family possessing a magic hoard of gold. The hoard is accursed. The…Kissinger, Henry Alfred
(Encyclopedia) Kissinger, Henry Alfred Kissinger, Henry Alfred kĭsˈənjər [key], 1923–2023, American political…Lusignan
(Encyclopedia) LusignanLusignanlüzēnyäNˈ [key], French noble family. The name is derived from a castle in Poitou, built, according to legend, by Mélusine. The family was powerful in the Middle Ages…Herriot, Édouard
(Encyclopedia) Herriot, ÉdouardHerriot, Édouardādwärˈ ĕryōˈ [key], 1872–1957, French statesman and man of letters. After beginning an academic career he turned to politics. A moderate leftist,…Kabardino-Balkar Republic
(Encyclopedia) Kabardino-Balkar RepublicKabardino-Balkar Republickăbˌərdēˈnō-bălkârˈ [key] or Kabardino-Balkaria, constituent republic (1990 est. pop. 760,000), c.4,800 sq mi (12,400 sq km), SE…Revolutionary Guards
(Encyclopedia) Revolutionary Guards, officially the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) or Pasdaran, Iranian military group formed in the aftermath of the 1979 revolution by young Islamic…executive order
(Encyclopedia) executive order, in the United States, official document initiated and signed by the president containing directives concerning how the executive branch shall carry out its…Trending
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