Search
Search results
Displaying 61 - 70
Partnership for Peace
(Encyclopedia) Partnership for Peace: see under North Atlantic Treaty Organization.transplantation, medical
(Encyclopedia) transplantation, medical, surgical procedure by which a tissue or organ is removed and replaced by a corresponding part, usually from another part of the body or from another…liver
(Encyclopedia) liver, largest glandular organ of the body, weighing about 3 lb (1.36 kg). It is reddish brown in color and is divided into four lobes of unequal size and shape. The liver lies on the…Who, The
(Encyclopedia) Who, The, English rock music group formed in 1964. The members were Peter Dennis Blanford Townshend, 1945–, Chiswick, London, U.K…gun control
(Encyclopedia) gun control, government limitation of the purchase and ownership of firearms. The availability of guns is controlled by nations and localities throughout the world. In the United…Jim Crow laws
(Encyclopedia) Jim Crow laws, in U.S. history, statutes enacted by Southern states and municipalities, beginning in the 1880s, that legalized segregation between blacks and whites. The name is…Glass, Philip
(Encyclopedia) Glass, Philip, 1937–, American composer, b. Baltimore. Considered one of the most innovative of contemporary composers, he was a significant figure in the development of minimalism in…Booth, John Wilkes
(Encyclopedia) Booth, John WilkesBooth, John Wilkeswĭlks [key], 1838–65, American actor, the assassin of Abraham Lincoln, b. near Bel Air, Md.; son of Junius Brutus Booth and brother of Edwin Booth.…Committee for Industrial Organization
(Encyclopedia) Committee for Industrial Organization: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations.Institute for Advanced Study
(Encyclopedia) Institute for Advanced Study, at Princeton, N.J.; chartered 1930, opened 1933. It differs from a university in that it offers no curriculum or examinations, and confers no degrees.…Trending
Here are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about.
