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De Bow, James Dunwoody Brownson
(Encyclopedia) De Bow, James Dunwoody BrownsonDe Bow, James Dunwoody Brownsondə bōˈ [key], 1820–67, American editor and statistician, b. Charleston, S.C. He became (1844) editor of the Southern…Smith, Sydney
(Encyclopedia) Smith, Sydney, 1771–1845, English clergyman, writer, and wit, ordained in the Church of England in 1794. In 1798 he went as a tutor to Edinburgh, where he studied medicine,…Entertainment News from December 2000
1The London home of Madonna and Guy Ritchie is burglarized. The robbers get away with Ritchie's Range Rover and other goodies. It's the second time in a year that the Material Mom has been…sunset laws
(Encyclopedia) sunset laws, statutes that deal with the tendency of government agencies and programs to be self-perpetuating by providing for their periodic review.Year 2000 problem
(Encyclopedia) Year 2000 problem,&sp;Y2K problem, or millennium bug, in computer science, a design flaw in the hardware or software of a computer that caused erroneous results when working with…Macdonald, Dwight
(Encyclopedia) Macdonald, Dwight, 1906–82, American author and editor, b. New York City. As an associate editor (1928–36) of the business magazine Fortune he acquired a distaste for capitalism, and…Five-Year Plan
(Encyclopedia) Five-Year Plan, Soviet economic practice of planning to augment agricultural and industrial output by designated quotas for a limited period of usually five years. Nations other than…New Year's Day
(Encyclopedia) New Year's Day, among ancient peoples the first day of the year frequently corresponded to the vernal or autumnal equinox, or to the summer or winter solstice. In the Middle Ages it…Morley, John, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn
(Encyclopedia) Morley, John, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn, 1838–1923, English statesman and man of letters. Educated at Oxford, he made his reputation as a journalist in London and served (1867–…Martin v. Hunter's Lessee
(Encyclopedia) Martin v. Hunter's Lessee, case decided in 1816 by the U.S. Supreme Court. From 1779 to 1785, Virginia passed a series of laws by which the state confiscated all lands owned by…Trending
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