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Carl Schurz Carl Schurz
Carl Schurz , 1829-1906, American political leader, b. Germany. He studied at the Univ. of Bonn and participated in the revolutionary uprisings of 1848-49 in Germany. Compelled to flee to Zürich after the collapse of the movement, he finally emigrated (1852) to the United States, where he... Read more
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Max Abramovitz Max Abramovitz
Max Abramovitz The neoclassical building designs of Max Abramovitz (born 1908) figure prominently into the architectural history of the mid-twentieth century. Architect Abramovitz helped to define the shape of the twentieth century skyline during the years following World War II. Abramovitz,... Read more
fey fey
fey originally (in Old English, in form fǣge) fated to die soon; the word is of Germanic origin, and related to German feige ‘cowardly’.The original meaning is still current in Scottish usage, but from the early 19th century the word has developed a more general sense of... Read more
Stanley Marcus Stanley Marcus
Stanley Marcus Retailing genius Stanley Marcus (born 1905) expanded his father's specialty shop into a full-service department store. Under his management, the Neiman-Marcus Department Store became one of the most renowned retail chains in the world, and developed a reputation for both the... Read more
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site 117 acres (47 hectares), central Ky., near Hodgenville; est. 1916. Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin in this area on Feb. 12, 1809. The exact location of the original cabin has not been conclusively established, but evidence seems to indicate... Read more
Saint Stephen Saint Stephen
Saint Stephen or Stephen I, 975-1038, duke (997-1001) and first king (1001-38) of Hungary, called the Apostle of Hungary. The Hungarian state may be said to date from his reign. Because he continued the Christianization policy of his father, Duke Geza, and followed a pro-German policy, he had... Read more
Gutzon Borglum Gutzon Borglum
Gutzon Borglum (John Gutzon de la Mothe Borglum) , 1867-1941, American sculptor, b. Idaho; son of a Danish immigrant physician and rancher. He studied at the San Francisco Art Academy and in Paris at Julian's academy and the École des Beaux-Arts. His first commission after his return to New... Read more
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952
Chapter 2Immigration Laws and Policies Since the 1980s In "Immigration: Shaping and Reshaping America" (Population Bulletin, June 2003), Philip Martin and Elizabeth Midgley point out that before the 1980s U.S. immigration laws might have changed once in a generation, but the quickening pace of... Read more

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