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Mills, C. Wright
(Encyclopedia) Mills, C. Wright (Charles Wright Mills), 1916–62, American sociologist, b. Waco, Tex. He studied at the Univ. of Texas (A.B., M.A., 1939) and the Univ. of Wisconsin (Ph.D., 1942) and…Brewer's: Olifaunt
Lord Nigel Olifaunt of Glenvarloch, on going to court to present a petition to King James I., aroused the dislike of the Duke of Buckingham; Lord Dalgarno gave him the cut direct, when…Brewer's: Olindo
The Mahometan king of Jerusalem, at the advice of his magician, stole an image of the Virgin, and set it up as a palladium in the chief mosque. The image was stolen during the night, and…Djilas, Milovan
(Encyclopedia) Djilas, MilovanDjilas, Milovanmēˈləvän jēˈläs [key], 1911–95, Yugoslav political leader and writer, b. Montenegro. A Communist party member from 1932, he helped Josip Broz Tito…Hearing of the Womens Suffrage Association (1892) - Lucy Stone
Address of Mrs. Elizabeth Cad... Address of Mrs. Isabella Beec... Address of Mrs. Lucy Stone. Mrs. Lucy Stone, of Boston, next addressed the committee. She said: Mr. Chairman and…Haya de la Torre, Víctor Raúl
(Encyclopedia) Haya de la Torre, Víctor RaúlHaya de la Torre, Víctor Raúlvēkˈtôr rä&oomacr;lˈ äˈyä dā lä tôˈrĕ [key], 1895–1979, Peruvian political leader, founder of the APRA party. Although he…caudillo
(Encyclopedia) caudillocaudillokôdēlˈyō Span. kouᵺēˈyō [key], [Span.,= military strongman], type of South American political leader that arose with the 19th-century wars of independence. The first…Tory
(Encyclopedia) ToryTorytôˈrē [key], English political party. The term was originally applied to outlaws in Ireland and was adopted as a derogatory name for supporters of the duke of York (later James…The Skulls
Director:Rob CohenWriter:John PogueUniversal Pictures; PG-13; 100 minutesRelease:3/00Cast:Joshua Jackson, Paul Walker, Hill Harper There is something reassuring in the average conspiracy…Seiyukai
(Encyclopedia) SeiyukaiSeiyukaisāˈy&oomacr;kīˌ [key], Japanese political party, founded in 1900. It was derived, via the Kenseito (see Minseito) from the Jiyuto, organized by Taisuke Itagaki in…Trending
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