(Encyclopedia) Buchan, John, 1st Baron TweedsmuirBuchan, John, 1st Baron Tweedsmuirbŭkˈən, twēdzˈmy&oomacr;r [key], 1875–1940, Scottish author and statesman. Included among his works are a…
(Encyclopedia) Bialik, Hayyim NahmanBialik, Hayyim Nahmanhīˈyəm näˈmən byäˈlēk [key], 1873–1934, Hebrew poet, publisher in Odessa, Berlin, and Tel-Aviv, b. Volhynia, Russia. As an editor and…
(Encyclopedia) Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM), organization founded by the Treaty of Chaguaramas (Trinidad; 1973, revised 2001) and including Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados,…
(Encyclopedia) Spanish colonial art and architecture, fl. 16th–early 19th cent., the artistic production of Spain's colonies in the New World. These works followed the historical development of…
(Encyclopedia) baroquebaroquebərōkˈ [key], in art and architecture, a style developed in Europe, England, and the Americas during the 17th and early 18th cent.
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(Encyclopedia) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. agency established (1970) in the Dept. of Labor (see Labor, United States Department of) to develop and enforce regulations…
(Encyclopedia) David and Lucile Packard Foundation, private philanthropic institution that funds nonprofit organizations. It was founded in 1964 by David Packard (1912–96), co-founder of Hewlett-…
(Encyclopedia) Castle, Vernon (Vernon Castle Blythe) 1887–1918, and Irene Foote, 1893–1969, husband-and-wife dance team. Vernon Castle was an English dancer, who studied civil engineering before…
