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Underwood, Oscar Wilder
(Encyclopedia) Underwood, Oscar Wilder, 1862–1929, American political leader, U.S. Senator from Alabama (1915–27), b. Louisville, Ky. A lawyer in Birmingham, Ala., he became important in Democratic…food adulteration
(Encyclopedia) food adulteration, act of intentionally debasing the quality of food offered for sale either by the admixture or substitution of inferior substances or by the removal of some valuable…Aldrich, Nelson Wilmarth
(Encyclopedia) Aldrich, Nelson Wilmarth, 1841–1915, U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, b. Foster, R.I. He rose in local politics as state assemblyman (1875–76) and U.S. Representative (1879–81) before…Intolerable Acts
(Encyclopedia) Intolerable Acts, name given by American patriots to five laws (including the Quebec Act) adopted by Parliament in 1774, which limited the political and geographical freedom of the…The Illiad: The Acts of Diomed.
The Breach of the Truce, and t... The Episodes of Glaucus and Di... The Acts of Diomed. Diomed, assisted by Pallas, performs wonders in this day's battle. Pandarus wounds him with an…The Equal Pay Act
A History of Pay Inequity in the U.S. June 10, 1963: John F. Kennedy signs the Equal Pay Act into law. Almost four decades later, men's and women's salaries have yet to reach parity. Related…The Alien Enemies Act
An Act respecting alien enemies Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That whenever there shall be a…The Judiciary Act of 1789
In the Judiciary Act of 1789, the First Congress provided the detailed organization of a federal judiciary that the Constitution had sketched only in general terms. Acting on its…Brewer's: Black Acts
Acts of the Scottish Parliament between the accession of James I. and the year 1587; so called because they were printed in black characters. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E.…Brewer's: Act of Faith
(auto da fé) in Spain, is a day set apart by the Inquisition for the punishment of heretics, and the absolution of those who renounce their heretical doctrines. The sentence of the…Trending
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