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Waite Court, 1874 to 1888The Supreme CourtEbbs and Flows of Court LeadershipTaney Court, 1837 to 1864Chase Court, 1864 to 1873Waite Court, 1874 to 1888Fuller Court, 1888 to 1910White Court,…
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Here are the key news events of the month organized into three categories: World News, U.S. News, and Business, Society, and Science News. World Pakistani…
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(Encyclopedia) MediaMediamēˈdēə [key], ancient country of W Asia whose actual boundaries cannot be defined, occupying generally what is now W Iran and S Azerbaijan. It extended from the Caspian Sea…
(Encyclopedia) AquileiaAquileiaäkwēlĕˈyä [key], town, in Friuli–Venezia Giulia, NE Italy, near the Adriatic Sea. Founded in 181 b.c. by the Romans, it was a stronghold against the barbarians and a…
(Encyclopedia) primogeniture, in law, the rule of inheritance whereby land descends to the oldest son. Under the feudal system of medieval Europe, primogeniture generally governed the inheritance of…
(Encyclopedia) ViriatusViriatusvērēäˈtəs [key], d. 139 b.c., leader of the Lusitani (see Lusitania). One of the survivors of the massacre of the Lusitani by the Roman praetor Servius Sulpicius Galba…
(Encyclopedia) Carson, Edward Henry Carson, Baron, 1854–1935, Irish politician. After a successful legal career in Dublin, he was elected to the British Parliament (1892) and called to the English…
