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Morton, John, English prelate and statesman
(Encyclopedia) Morton, John, 1420?–1500, English prelate and statesman, archbishop of Canterbury (1486–1500). He studied law at Oxford and practiced in the London ecclesiastical courts. A supporter…Morava, river, Czech Republic and Slovakia
(Encyclopedia) MoravaMoravamôrˈävä [key], Ger. March, river, c.240 mi (390 km) long, rising in the Sudetes, N Czech Republic, and flowing generally S past Olomouc into the Danube River, W of…National Institute of Arts and Letters
(Encyclopedia) National Institute of Arts and Letters: see American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters.National Institute of Standards and Technology
(Encyclopedia) National Institute of Standards and Technology, governmental agency within the U.S. Dept. of Commerce with the mission of “working with industry to develop and apply technology,…Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences
(Encyclopedia) Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, cultural and educational institution founded in 1823 in Brooklyn, N.Y., as the Brooklyn Apprentices' Library Association. The scope was…Boys and Girls Clubs of America
(Encyclopedia) Boys and Girls Clubs of America, federation of more than 1,006 organizations established (1906) in Boston as the Federated Boys' Clubs to help young people, especially those who are…Benin, city and former kingdom, Nigeria
(Encyclopedia) Benin Benin bĕnēnˈ [key], city, S Nigeria, a port on the Benin River. Palm nuts and timber…Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
(Encyclopedia) Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, better known as Virginia Tech, at Blacksburg; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered and opened 1872 as an…Vulcan, in Roman religion and mythology
(Encyclopedia) Vulcan, in Roman religion and mythology, fire god. Chiefly a god of destructive fire, Vulcan seems to have originated as a god of volcanoes. His festival, the Volcanalia, was held on…Venus, in Roman religion and mythology
(Encyclopedia) Venus, in Roman religion and mythology, goddess of vegetation. Later, she became identified (3d cent. b.c.) with the Greek Aphrodite. In imperial times she was worshiped as Venus…Trending
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