(Encyclopedia) Pangalos, TheodorePangalos, Theodorepängˈgälôs [key], 1878–1952, Greek general and politician. He was instrumental in the overthrow (1922) of King Constantine I and initially supported…
(Encyclopedia) Hilary of Arles, SaintHilary of Arles, Sainthĭlˈərē, ärl [key], d. 449, Gallo-Roman churchman. Forsaking riches, he entered the monastery at Lérins. He was made archbishop of Arles (c.…
DIESEL TANKER TRUCKELECTRIC CARSFIND OUT MOREVehicles use engines of different kinds to move people and cargo from place to place. Most cars and motorbikes have petrol engines, but vans and…
Joseph Story (1811-1845)The Supreme CourtGreat Minds of the CourtJoseph Story (1811-1845)Oliver Wendell Holmes (1902-1932)Louis Brandeis (1916-1939)Benjamin Cardozo (1932-1938)Hugo Black (…
WHAT IS THE NEW BALANCE OF POWER? IS THE NEW ORDER STABLE? WHAT TRENDS WILL AFFECT THE NEW ORDER? GLOBALIZATIONINTERNATIONAL COMMUNITYSECURITYFIND OUT MOREAfter 1945, two powerful and opposing…
(Encyclopedia) Doe, Samuel Kanyon, 1951–90, Liberian military ruler (1980–90). Doe joined the army after the 11th grade, and rose to master sergeant. In 1980 Doe led a group of rebels in a successful…
(Encyclopedia) Harrington, James, 1611–77, English political writer. His Commonwealth of Oceana (1656) pictured a utopian society in which political authority rested entirely with the landed gentry.…
(Encyclopedia) Bohun, Humphrey VIII de, 4th earl of Hereford and 3d earl of Essex, 1276–1322, English nobleman; son of Humphrey VII de Bohun. One of the lords ordainers who attempted to curb the…
(Encyclopedia) Leopold II, 1747–92, Holy Roman emperor (1790–92), king of Bohemia and Hungary (1790–92), as Leopold I grand duke of Tuscany (1765–90), third son of Maria Theresa. Succeeding his…
