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State of the Union Address: Grover Cleveland (December 7, 1896)
Grover Cleveland (December 7, 1896) To the Congress of the United States: As representatives of the people in the legislative branch of their Government, you have assembled at a time when the…laissez-faire
(Encyclopedia) laissez-fairelaissez-fairelĕsˌā fârˈ [key] [Fr.,=leave alone], in economics and politics, doctrine that an economic system functions best when there is no interference by government.…Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeyevich
(Encyclopedia) Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeyevich mēkhəyēlˈ sĭrgāˈyəvich…Macao: The Portuguese Colonial Empire Comes to An End
// Cite The Portuguese colonial empire comes to a close by Borgna Brunner On December 20, 1999, Portugal gave up the last colony in its once vast overseas empire. Macao, the…Portugal: End of an Empire
With the turnover of Macao, the Portuguese colonial empire comes to a close by Borgna Brunner On December 20, 1999 Portugal gave up the last colony in its once vast overseas…Brewer's: Misnomers
Absalom means a Father's Peace, a fatal name for David's rebellious son. Acid (sour) applied in chemistry to a class of bodies to which sourness is only accidental and by no means a…State of the Union Address: James Monroe (November 14, 1820)
James Monroe (November 14, 1820) Fellow-Citizens of the Senate and House of Representatives: In communicating to you a just view of public affairs at the commencement of your present labors, I do it…Mexico Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Mexico The Aztec Pyramid of the Sun in Teotihuacan, Mexico, December 23, 1999. [© AP Images] PROFILE OFFICIAL NAME: United Mexican States…State of the Union Address: William H. Taft (December 7, 1909)
William H. Taft (December 7, 1909) The relations of the United States with all foreign governments have continued upon the normal basis of amity and good understanding, and are very generally…progressivism
(Encyclopedia) progressivism, in U.S. history, a broadly based reform movement that reached its height early in the 20th cent. In the decades following the Civil War rapid industrialization…Trending
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