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Petrillo, James Caesar

(Encyclopedia)Petrillo, James Caesar pētrĭlˈō, pĭ– [key], 1892–1984, American labor leader, president of the American Federation of Musicians (1940–58), b. Chicago. In 1915 he became president of the Ame...

U.S. Customary System of weights and measures

(Encyclopedia)U.S. Customary System of weights and measures: see English units of measurement. ...

British Imperial System of weights and measures

(Encyclopedia)British Imperial System of weights and measures: see English units of measurement. ...

French Equatorial Africa

(Encyclopedia)French Equatorial Africa, former French federation in W central Africa. It consisted of four constituent territories: Gabon, Middle Congo (see Congo, Republic of the), Chad, and Ubangi-Shari (now the ...

International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America

(Encyclopedia)International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America: see Teamsters Union. ...

federal government

(Encyclopedia)federal government or federation, government of a union of states in which sovereignty is divided between a central authority and component state authorities. A federation differs from a confederation...

Russell, Francis, dukes and earls of Bedford

(Encyclopedia)Russell, Francis, dukes and earls of Bedford: see Russell, family. ...

Russell, John, dukes and earls of Bedford

(Encyclopedia)Russell, John, dukes and earls of Bedford: see Russell, family. ...

Richmond and Derby, Margaret Beaufort, countess of

(Encyclopedia)Richmond and Derby, Margaret Beaufort, countess of: see Beaufort, Margaret. ...