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drama, Western

(Encyclopedia)drama, Western, plays produced in the Western world. This article discusses the development of Western drama in general; for further information see the various national literature articles. During ...

EU (European Union)

(Encyclopedia)EU: see European Union.

Union of Burma

(Encyclopedia)Union of Burma: see Myanmar.

Arab Maghreb Union

(Encyclopedia)Arab Maghreb Union: see under Maghreb. ...

European Payments Union

(Encyclopedia)European Payments Union: see European Monetary Agreement. ...

Pan-American Union

(Encyclopedia)Pan-American Union, former name for the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS). It was founded (1889–90) at the first of the modern Inter-American Conferences (see Pan-Amer...

Sage, Russell

(Encyclopedia)Sage, Russell, 1815–1906, American financier, b. Oneida co., N.Y. He was successful in the grocery business in Troy, N.Y. Active in public affairs, he became (1845) alderman of Troy and served (1853...

Western Ontario, University of

(Encyclopedia)Western Ontario, University of, at London, Ont., Canada; nondenominational; coeducational; chartered 1878. It has faculties of arts, education, science, music, social science, engineering, nursing, ap...

East India Company, French

(Encyclopedia)East India Company, French, 1664–1769, commercial enterprise planned by Jean Baptiste Colbert and chartered by King Louis XIV for the purpose of trading in the Eastern Hemisphere. It failed to found...

British South Africa Company

(Encyclopedia)British South Africa Company: see Zimbabwe. ...