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Garofalo, Raffaele

(Encyclopedia) Garofalo, RaffaeleGarofalo, Raffaeleräf-fäĕˈlā [key]Garofalo, Raffaele gärôˈfälō [key], 1851–1934, Italian jurist and criminologist. He studied at the Univ. of Naples, where he later…

Brent, Margaret

(Encyclopedia) Brent, Margaret, 1600?–1671?, early American feminist, b. Gloucester, England. With her two brothers and a sister, she left England to settle (1638) in St. Marys City, Md., where she…

Williams, Ephraim

(Encyclopedia) Williams, Ephraim, 1715–55, American soldier, founder of Williams College, b. Newton, Mass. After several years as a sailor, he lived in Massachusetts and took part in defending the…

The Federalist Papers: Federalist No. 45

by AlexanderHamilton, JamesMadison and JohnJayFederalist No. 44Federalist No. 46Federalist No. 45 The Alleged Danger From the Powers of the Union to the State Governments Considered To…

Federalist No. 45

No 44 No 46 The Alleged Danger From the Powers of the Union to the State Governments Considered For the Independent Fournal.Madison To the People of the State of New…

merger

(Encyclopedia) merger, in corporate business, fusion of two or more corporations by the transfer of all property to a single corporation. The remaining corporation continues in existence, having…

Reagan, Ronald Wilson

(Encyclopedia) Reagan, Ronald WilsonReagan, Ronald Wilsonrāˈgən [key], 1911–2004, 40th president of the United States (1981–89), b. Tampico, Ill. In 1932, after graduation from Eureka College, he…

Rostenkowski, Dan

(Encyclopedia) Rostenkowski, Dan (Daniel David Rostenkowski)Rostenkowski, Danrŏsˌtənkouˈskē [key], 1928–2010, U.S. congressman, b. Chicago, grad. Loyola Univ. (1951). A Democrat, he was first elected…