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Cousin, Victor
(Encyclopedia) Cousin, VictorCousin, Victorvēktôrˈ [key], 1792–1867, French educational leader and philosopher, founder of the eclectic school. He lectured at the Sorbonne from 1814 until 1821, when…cabildo
(Encyclopedia) cabildocabildokäbēlˈdō [key], autonomous municipal council, the lowest administrative unit in the Spanish government. The institution was especially influential in Spanish America,…Amy Lowell: Thompson's Lunch Room — Grand Central Station
Thompson's Lunch Room — Grand Central StationStudy in WhitesWax-white — Floor, ceiling, walls. Ivory shadows Over the pavement Polished to cream surfaces By constant sweeping. The big room is…U.S. Division I College Hockey, 1999-2000: Central Collegiate Hockey Assn.
Central Collegiate Hockey Assn. WLTPtsGFGA*Michigan (27-10-4)19634111265*Michigan St. (27-11-4)1882388446Lake Superior St. (18-16-2)1792367666N. Michigan (22-13-4)1684369364Notre Dame (16-18-…U.S. Division I College Hockey, 2001-2002: Central Collegiate Hockey Assn.
Central Collegiate Hockey Assn. WLTPtsGFGA*Michigan (28-11-5)1954429756*Michigan St. (27-9-5)1864408747N. Michigan (26-12-2)16102348669Alaska-Fairbanks (22-12-3)15103339185Nebraska-Omaha (21-…garden city, in city planning
(Encyclopedia) garden city, an ideal, self-contained community of predetermined area and population surrounded by a greenbelt. As formulated by Sir Ebenezer Howard, the garden city was intended to…Industrial Workers of the World
(Encyclopedia) Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), revolutionary industrial union organized in Chicago in 1905 by delegates from the Western Federation of Mines, which formed the nucleus of the…local government
(Encyclopedia) local government, political administration of the smallest subdivisions of a country's territory and population. The British system of local government, which has been the model for…Han, Chinese dynasty
(Encyclopedia) HanHanhän [key], dynasty of China that ruled from 202 b.c. to a.d. 220. Liu Pang, the first Han emperor, had been a farmer, minor village official, and guerrilla fighter under the Ch'…road
(Encyclopedia) road, strip of land used for transportation. The history of roads has been related to the centralizing of populations in powerful cities, which the roads have served for military…