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Christian socialism
(Encyclopedia) Christian socialism, term used in Great Britain and the United States for a kind of socialism growing out of the clash between Christian ideals and the effects of competitive business…Blatch, Harriet Stanton
(Encyclopedia) Blatch, Harriet Stanton (Harriet Eaton Stanton Blatch), 1856–1940, American labor reformer and woman suffrage leader, b. Seneca Falls, N.Y. A daughter of suffragist Elizabeth Cady…Savigny, Friedrich Karl von
(Encyclopedia) Savigny, Friedrich Karl vonSavigny, Friedrich Karl vonfrēˈdrĭkh kärl fən säˈvĭnyē [key], 1779–1861, German jurist and legal historian, a founder of the historical school of…Papandreou, George, 1952–, Greek political leader
(Encyclopedia) Papandreou, George (Georgios Andreou Papandreou)Papandreou, Georgepäˌpəndrāˈ&oomacr; [key], 1952–, Greek political leader, b. Minnesota. The son of Andreas Papandreou and grandson…neoexpressionism
(Encyclopedia) neoexpressionism, term given to an international art movement, mainly in painting, that began in the 1960s and 1970s, was a dominant mode in the 1980s, and has continued04/98 into the…Taiping Rebellion
(Encyclopedia) Taiping Rebellion, 1850–64, revolt against the Ch'ing (Manchu) dynasty of China. It was led by Hung Hsiu-ch'üan, a visionary from Guangdong who evolved a political creed and messianic…Ho Chi Minh
(Encyclopedia) Ho Chi MinhHo Chi Minhhô chē mĭn [key], 1890–1969, Vietnamese nationalist leader, president of North Vietnam (1954–69), and one of the most influential political leaders of the 20th…Sunday school
(Encyclopedia) Sunday school, institution for instruction in religion and morals, usually conducted in churches as part of the church organization but sometimes maintained by other religious or…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: March 22, 1806
by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark March 21, 1806March 23, 1806March 22, 1806 Saturday March 22cd 1806. Drewyer and the Feildses departed this morning agreably to the order of the…Romanian literature
(Encyclopedia) Romanian literature, the literature of Romania. Until the 16th cent. most writing by Romanians was in Slavonic. In 1541 a catechism in Romanian was issued at Sibiu, and from 1560…Trending
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