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The Question: What does the term "kemosabe" mean? The name The Lone Ranger used to call his Indian friend, Tonto. I'm quite sure it doesn't mean "friend",…Garrido Canabal, Tomás
(Encyclopedia) Garrido Canabal, TomásGarrido Canabal, Tomástōmäsˈ gärēˈᵺō känäbälˈ [key], 1891–1943, Mexican caudillo, governor of Tabasco (1921–35). A fanatical anticlericalist, he enthusiastically…Bracton, Henry de
(Encyclopedia) Bracton, Henry de, d. 1268, English writer on law. He was the author of De legibus et consuetudinibus Angliae [on the laws and customs of England], a broad, philosophic treatise that…Tarde, Gabriel de
(Encyclopedia) Tarde, Gabriel deTarde, Gabriel degäbrēĕlˈ də tärd [key], 1843–1904, French sociologist and criminologist. During his years of public service as a magistrate, he became interested in…Bernard, Sir Francis
(Encyclopedia) Bernard, Sir FrancisBernard, Sir Francisbûrˈnərd [key], 1712–79, British colonial governor. He was educated at Oxford and was called to the bar in 1737. As colonial governor of New…homosexuality
(Encyclopedia) homosexuality, a term created by 19th cent. theorists to describe a sexual and emotional interest in members of one's own sex. Today a person is often said to have a homosexual or a…Federal Trade Commission
(Encyclopedia) Federal Trade Commission (FTC), independent agency of the U.S. government established in 1915 and charged with keeping American business competition free and fair. The FTC has no…Current Events This Week: October 2023
Top of Page World News | U.S. News | Disaster News | Science & Technology News It's a busy world out there, so that’s why we’ve boiled it all down to our top stories for each week of October…buttercup
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Common buttercup, Ranunculus acris buttercup or crowfoot, common name for the Ranunculaceae, a family of chiefly annual or perennial herbs of cool regions of the Northern…Van Gogh, Vincent
(Encyclopedia) Van Gogh, VincentVan Gogh, Vincentvăn gō, Dutch vĭnsĕntˈ vän khôkh [key], 1853–90, postimpressionist painter, b. the Netherlands. Van Gogh's works are perhaps better known generally…Trending
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