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(Encyclopedia)civil war, English: see English civil war. ...Civil Aeronautics Board
(Encyclopedia)Civil Aeronautics Board: see Federal Aviation Administration. ...local solar time
(Encyclopedia)local solar time: see solar time. ...mean solar time
(Encyclopedia)mean solar time: see solar time. ...equation of time
(Encyclopedia)equation of time: see solar time. ...apparent solar time
(Encyclopedia)apparent solar time: see solar time. ...Spanish civil war
(Encyclopedia)Spanish civil war, 1936–39, conflict in which the conservative and traditionalist forces in Spain rose against and finally overthrew the second Spanish republic. For Germany and Italy the Span...equal-time rule
(Encyclopedia)equal-time rule, a Federal Communications Commission rule that requires equal air time for all major candidates competing for political office. It was preceded by the fairness doctrine, abolished in 1...International Civil Aviation Organization
(Encyclopedia)International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), specialized agency of the United Nations, organized in 1947, with headquarters at Montreal. The objective of the ICAO, which has 190 member nations, i...American Civil Liberties Union
(Encyclopedia)American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), nonpartisan organization devoted to the preservation and extension of the basic rights set forth in the U.S. Constitution. Founded (1920) by such prominent figur...Browse by Subject
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