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Jan Masaryk
Jan Masaryk , 1886-1948, Czechoslovak diplomat, son of Thomas G. Masaryk. He was (1925-38) Czechoslovak minister to Great Britain, and in London he became (1940) foreign minister in the Czechoslovak government in exile headed by Eduard Beneš after the German occupation of Czechoslovakia.... Read more |
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Social Security Administration
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION The Great Depression of the 1930s exacerbated a growing need for income support in the United States that could not be met by the limited resources of states, local communities, or private charities. In response, President Franklin D. Roosevelt announced his intention... Read more |
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Copyright law
Copyright Act of 1976 Shubha Ghosh In the 1990s John Perry Barlow, former songwriter for The Grateful Dead and contemporary social commentator, announced that copyright law was dying. What prompted this prognosis was the birth and fast growth of the Internet. In a world where information... Read more |
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Equal protection
EQUAL PROTECTION The constitutional guarantee that no person or class of persons shall be denied the same protection of the laws that is enjoyed by other persons or other classes in like circumstances in their lives, liberty, property, and pursuit of happiness. The Declaration of Independence... Read more |
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Gerald M. Boyd
Gerald M. Boyd1950–2006 Newspaper editor Gerald M. Boyd rose to become the managing editor of the New York Times in July of 2001, the first African American in the newspaper's history to hold such a senior rank. Boyd had devoted his career to journalism. A Times staff member since 1983, Boyd began... Read more |
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Smithson Tennant
Smithson Tennant 1761-1815, English chemist. In 1796 he proved, by burning a diamond, that the diamond consists solely of carbon. In 1804 he announced his discovery of osmium and iridium.... Read more |
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Hirohito
Hirohito , 1901-89, emperor of Japan. He was made regent in 1921 and succeeded his father, Yoshihito (the Taishō emperor), in 1926. He married (1924) Princess Nagako Kuni (1903-2000); a son and heir, Prince Akihito , was born in 1933. For 20 years he reigned as sovereign as Japan went to war... Read more |
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Eugene Joseph McCarthy
Eugene Joseph McCarthy 1916-2005, U.S. political leader, b. Watkins, Minn. He served (1942-46) as a technical assistant for military intelligence during World War II and then taught (1946-49) at the College of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minn. As a liberal Democratic member of the U.S. House of... Read more |
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Freedom of Information Act
Freedom of Information Act (1966), law requiring that U.S. government agencies release their records to the public on request, unless the information sought falls into a category specifically exempted, such as national security, an individual's right to privacy , or internal agency management. The... Read more |
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