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Chertoff, Michael
(Encyclopedia) Chertoff, Michael, 1953–, U.S. government official, b. Elizabeth, N.J., grad. Harvard (B.A., 1975, J.D., 1978). A lawyer, Chertoff was an assistant federal prosecutor in New York (1983…Dáil Éireann
(Encyclopedia) Dáil ÉireannDáil Éireanndôl āˈrôn, dīl ârˈən [key] [Irish,=diet of Ireland], the popular representative body of the Oireachtas, or National Parliament, of the Republic of Ireland. The…Landrum-Griffin Act
(Encyclopedia) Landrum-Griffin Act, 1959, passed by the U.S. Congress, officially known as the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act. It resulted from hearings of the Senate committee on…Lentulus
(Encyclopedia) LentulusLentuluslĕnˈty&oomacr;ləs [key], ancient Roman patrician family of the Cornelian gens. Publius Cornelius Lentulus Sura, d. 63 b.c., was notorious for his private life and…Federal Communications Commission
(Encyclopedia) Federal Communications Commission (FCC), independent executive agency of the U.S. government established in 1934 to regulate interstate and foreign communications in the public…Mujica Cordano, José Alberto
(Encyclopedia) Mujica Cordano, José Alberto 1935–, Uruguayan political leader. Popularly known as “Pepe,” he had minimal formal education. During the 1960s, Mujica, a farmer and a socialist, was one…Vallejo, Mariano Guadalupe
(Encyclopedia) Vallejo, Mariano Guadalupe, 1807–90, Mexican-American political and military leader, b. Monterey, Calif. He entered the Mexican military in 1824 and was appointed to the territorial…Vance, Cyrus Roberts
(Encyclopedia) Vance, Cyrus Roberts, 1917–2002, U.S. secretary of state (1977–80), b. Clarksburg, W.Va., grad. Yale (B.A., 1939, LL.B., 1942). After seeing action in the Navy during World War II,…Wheaton, Henry
(Encyclopedia) Wheaton, Henry, 1785–1848, American jurist and diplomat, b. Providence, R.I., grad. Rhode Island College (now Brown), 1802. After translating the Code Napoléon into English, he…North, Oliver Laurence
(Encyclopedia) North, Oliver Laurence, 1943–, American military officer and broadcasting personality, b. San Antonio, Tex. Raised in Philmont, N.Y., he entered the U.S. Marines, graduated from…Trending
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