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Pelée
(Encyclopedia) PeléePeléepəlāˈ [key], volcano, 4,429 ft (1,350 m) high, on N Martinique, in the West Indies. On May 8, 1902, the day after the eruption of Soufrière on St. Vincent, Pelée also erupted…Dye, Pete
(Encyclopedia) Dye, Pete (Paul Dye, Jr.), 1925–2020, American golf course architect, often regarded as the father of modern golf course architecture, b. Urbana, Ohio. He was a successful amateur…Hershey, Milton Snavely
(Encyclopedia) Hershey, Milton Snavely, 1857–1945, American manufacturer and philanthropist, b. near Derry Church (now Hershey), Pa. The son of Mennonite farmers, at 15 he was apprenticed to a…Bevan, Aneurin
(Encyclopedia) Bevan, AneurinBevan, Aneurinənīˈrĭn bĕˈvən [key], 1897–1960, British political leader. A coal miner and trade unionist, he served (1929–60) in Parliament as a member of the Labour…2006 Midterm Elections: The House of Representatives
In the following lists, the numeral indicates the congressional district represented; AL is for representatives at large. All terms run from Jan. 2007 to Jan. 2009. See also: Current and…The House of Representatives — 110th Congress
In the following lists, the numeral indicates the congressional district represented; AL is for representatives at large. All terms run from Jan. 2007 to Jan. 2009. See also: Current and…bureaucracy
(Encyclopedia) bureaucracybureaucracyby&oobreve;rŏkˈrəsē [key], the administrative structure of any large organization, public or private. Ideally bureaucracy is characterized by hierarchical…Young, Iris Marion
(Encyclopedia) Young, Iris Marion, 1949–2006, American philosopher and political theorist, b. New York, Ph.D. Penn State University, 1974. An activist-…Presidential Pardons
An explanation of the power to pardon granted to U.S. presidents by the Constitution President Gerald Ford testifying before the House Judicial Committee about his pardoning of former president…August 2020 Current Events: Science and Technology News
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