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(Encyclopedia) New Milford. 1 Town (1990 pop. 23,629), Litchfield co., W Conn., on the Housatonic River; inc. 1712. Situated in a dairy region, its manufactures include paper products and electronic…Coeur d'Alene, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Coeur d'Alene Coeur d'Alene kûrdəlānˈ [key], city (2020 pop. 54,628), seat of Kootenai co., N Idaho,…George, James Zachariah
(Encyclopedia) George, James Zachariah, 1826–97, American jurist and legislator, b. Monroe co., Ga. He moved to Mississippi in 1834 and, after serving in the Mexican War, became a prominent lawyer.…Brennan, William Joseph, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Brennan, William Joseph, Jr., 1906–97, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1956–90), b. Newark, N.J. After receiving his law degree from Harvard, he practiced law in Newark.…Schurz, Carl
(Encyclopedia) Schurz, CarlSchurz, Carlsh&oobreve;rts [key], 1829–1906, American political leader, b. Germany. He studied at the Univ. of Bonn and participated in the revolutionary uprisings of…Dodd, Samuel Calvin Tate
(Encyclopedia) Dodd, Samuel Calvin Tate, 1836–1907, American lawyer, b. Franklin, Pa. He was admitted to the Pennsylvania bar in 1859. Dodd was employed by the Rockefeller interests and is credited…fair-trade laws
(Encyclopedia) fair-trade laws, in the United States, a former group of statutes that permitted manufacturers to specify the minimum retail price of a commodity. The first fair-trade law was adopted…naked mole rat
(Encyclopedia) naked mole rat, name applied to a species (Heterocephalus glaber) of small rodents found in E Africa, whose members—the only hairless rodents—live entirely in underground communities…Dahlgren, John Adolphus Bernard
(Encyclopedia) Dahlgren, John Adolphus BernardDahlgren, John Adolphus Bernarddălˈgrən [key], 1809–70, American naval officer, b. Philadelphia. Appointed a midshipman in 1826, he had a long and…Bland-Allison Act
(Encyclopedia) Bland-Allison Act, 1878, passed by the U.S. Congress to provide for freer coinage of silver. The original bill offered by Representative Richard P. Bland incorporated the demands of…Trending
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