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Agencies of the United Nations
Linked to the United Nations through special agreements, the separate, autonomous specialized agencies of the UN family set standards and guidelines, help formulate policies, provide technical…senate, Roman
(Encyclopedia) senate, Roman, governing council of the Roman republic. It was the outgrowth of the council of the kings. By the 3d cent. b.c. the senate was a group of 300 men with a high degree of…Pritzker Prize
(Encyclopedia) Pritzker Prize, officially The Pritzker Architecture PrizeThe Pritzker Architecture Prizeprĭtˈskər [key], award for excellence in architecture, given annually since 1979. Largely…psychotherapy
(Encyclopedia) psychotherapy, treatment of mental and emotional disorders using psychological methods. Psychotherapy, thus, does not include physiological interventions, such as drug therapy or…Bell, Alexander Graham
(Encyclopedia) Bell, Alexander Graham, 1847–1922, American scientist, inventor of the telephone, b. Edinburgh, Scotland, educated at the Univ. of Edinburgh and University College, London; son of…Literary Hoaxes
Read about best-selling memoirs that were revealed to mix fact and fiction by Mark Hughes, Liz Olson, and Beth Rowen Related Links The Hoax Files Famous…2003-2004 Professional Football Season: Individual Statistics
(Feb. 1, 2004, Reliant Stadium, Houston, Tex. Attendance: 71,525. Time: 4:05)Scoring 1st Q2nd Q3rd Q4th QFinalCarolina01001929New England014018322nd: NE—TD: Branch 5-yd pass from Brady (…Cobbett, William
(Encyclopedia) Cobbett, WilliamCobbett, Williamkŏbˈĭt [key], 1763?–1835, British journalist and reformer. The son of a farm laborer, he ran away from home at 14 and later joined the British army. He…poster
(Encyclopedia) poster, placard designed to be posted in some public place for purposes of commercial announcement or propaganda. Advertising makes wide use of posters, as do charitable and political…Presidential Assassination Attempts: 1920–Present
Everyone knows about the assassinations of Presidents Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy, but there is a larger history of attempts on the lives of U.S. leaders. Here are the presidential…Trending
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