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Charles I, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland

(Encyclopedia) Charles I, 1600–1649, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1625–49), second son of James I and Anne of Denmark. There were no decisive victories in the civil war until Charles was…

liberalism

(Encyclopedia) liberalism, philosophy or movement that has as its aim the development of individual freedom. Because the concepts of liberty or freedom change in different historical periods the…

Tammany

(Encyclopedia) TammanyTammanytămˈənē [key] or Tammany Hall, popular name for the Democratic political machine in Manhattan. Tammany suffered a telling defeat in the election of 1932 and did not…

Warren Harding (December 8, 1922)

MEMBERS OF THE CONGRESS: So many problems are calling for solution that a recital of all of them, in the face of the known limitations of a short session of Congress, would seem to lack sincerity…

Tobit: 5

Tobit Chapter 5 1 Tobias then answered and said, Father, I will do all things which thou hast commanded me: 2 But how can I receive the money, seeing I know him not? 3 Then he…

1953 Cannes Film Festival

Grand PrixThe Wages of Fear, Henri-Georges Clouzot (France/Italy)Best ActorCharles Vanel, The Wages of Fear (France/Italy)Best ActressShirley Booth, Come Back, Little Sheba (United States)…