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Moritz von Schwind
Moritz von Schwind , 1804-71, Austrian historical painter and illustrator of the romantic school. Best known for the imagination and strength of his draftsmanship, Schwind created a gay world of dream figures. This air of fantasy was not fully realized in the monumental frescoes commissioned by the ... Read more
Benjamin West
Benjamin West 1738-1820, American historical painter who worked in England. He was born in Springfield, Pa., in a house that is now a memorial museum at Swarthmore College. After some instruction from a local artist named William Williams, he set up as a portrait painter in Philadelphia at 18, subs... Read more
Thomas Sully
Thomas Sully 1783-1872, American painter, b. England. Having come to the United States as a child, he first studied with his brother Lawrence, a miniaturist, and later for a brief time with Gilbert Stuart. During a year (1809-10) in England he came under the influence of Benjamin West and Sir Thoma... Read more
Louis Pierre Édouard Bignon
Louis Pierre Édouard Bignon , 1771-1841, French diplomat and historian. He held diplomatic posts under Napoleon, was acting minister of foreign affairs during the Hundred Days, and signed the surrender of Paris after Waterloo. A member of the chamber of deputies in the Restoration, he was (18... Read more
rebate
rebate partial refund of the total price paid for goods or services. In the United States, rebates were historically given by railroads to favored shippers as a return on transportation charges. The Elkins Act (1903), the Hepburn Act (1906), and the regulations of the Interstate Commerce Commissio... Read more
Governors Island
Governors Island 173 acres (70 hectares), in Upper New York Bay, S of Manhattan island, SE N.Y. Bought from the Native Americans by the Dutch in 1637, it was the site of an early New Netherlands settlement. The island received its name in 1698 (officially 1784), when the British set it aside as t... Read more
Los Alamos
Los Alamos , uninc. town (1990 pop. 11,455), seat of Los Alamos co., N central N.Mex. It is on a long mesa extending from the Jemez Mts. The U.S. government chose the site in 1942 for atomic research, and the first atomic bombs were produced there. In 1947 the Atomic Energy Commission took over the ... Read more
John Vanderlyn
John Vanderlyn , 1776-1852, American portrait and historical painter, b. Kingston, N.Y. Under the patronage of Aaron Burr he studied with Gilbert Stuart and in Paris. From 1796 to 1815 much of his life was spent in Paris and in Rome. He achieved a high reputation with such compositions as Marius am... Read more
Fort Walton Beach
Fort Walton Beach city (1990 pop. 21,471), Okaloosa co., NW Fla., on the Gulf of Mexico; inc. 1941. It is a year-round beach and fishing resort east of Pensacola. Electronic equipment and small boats are made, and military aircraft are modified here. Nearby Eglin Air Force Base contributes signific... Read more
Fort McHenry
Fort McHenry former U.S. military post in Baltimore harbor; built 1794-1805. In the War of 1812 it was bombarded (Sept. 13-14, 1814) by a British fleet under Sir Alexander Cochrane, but the fort, commanded by Maj. George Armistead, resisted the attack. Its defense inspired Francis Scott Key to wr... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Military commissions: a historical"

Haiti, U.S. Military Involvement in
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History ...appointed the Forbes Commission, which concluded that...reluctantly backed a series of military strongmen, including...doctor without apparent military connections who was...1959, it withdrew its military mission and virtually...Hispanic American Historical Review, 49 (February1969...
United States Military Academy
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...honor graduates of military and naval schools...devoted to practical military training, and are...bachelor's degree and a commission as a second lieutenant...contains ordnance and military trophies of historical interest. It is one...
Marshall, S. L. A.
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History ...x2013;1977), military writer, journalist...won a lieutenant's commission in France. He subsequently...best‐known military writers. In writing...helped found the army's Historical Branch and followed...He defended U.S. military action there, criticized...
Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law ...of creating greater military stability in Europe...period of remarkable historical change that transformed...than 18,000 pieces of military equipment, including...x2014; . 1997. CFE and Military Stability in Europe...Briefing of the Commission on Security and Cooperation...
Volkogonov, Dmitry Antonovich
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History ...Volkogonov entered military service in 1949 and...Estrangement from the military-political leadership...the USSR Institute of Military History. There, while...several parliamentary commissions as a Duma deputy associated...beginning permeated his historical works, including a...
Education Reform
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Education ...adams jr. reports of historical significance rick ginsberg...report of the National Commission on Excellence in Education...increasing business and military expenditures on remedial...According to the commission's analysis, the...trained workers. The commission called for a new public...
Two–State Solution
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences ...in 1937 by the Peel Commission, sent by the British...Jewish dominance in historical Palestine, which was...by Arabs. The Peel Commission Report claimed that...Palestinian irregulars and military contingents sent by...remaining parts of historical Palestine from Jordan...
National Archives and Records Administration
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Education ...and National Historical Publications and Records Commission, as well as the...sources have enough historical value to warrant...Documents of major historical importance, such...citizenship, or military records. The following...
Frankfort: Recreation
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States ...Tourist and Convention Commission's Visitors Center...artifacts of the Kentucky Historical Society. Displays of...memorabilia at the Kentucky Military History Museum honor...and other volunteer military organizations. The...Boone Day, the Kentucky Historical Society's annual symposium...
Publius Cornelius Aemilianus Scipio Africanus Minor
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...volunteered to serve as military tribune with Lucullus...149 Scipio served as military tribune under Manilius...again, he was granted a military command by popular vote...deprived the Gracchan land commission of its judicial function...Recommended for general historical background are ...

Dictionary entries related to "Military commissions: a historical"

Ex Parte McCardle
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...was tried before a military commission, which convicted...limiting the power of military commissions over civilians...for allowing the military trial of civilians...Reconsidered." American Historical Review 72 (1967...
National Science Foundation
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...postwar prosperity and military strength. But Bush...wanted to gain control of military research for themselves...and the Atomic Energy Commission had captured important...American Science: The Military-Industrial-Academic...Debate Revisited." Historical Studies in the Physical...
Monmouth, Battle of
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...Stelle. The Battle of Monmouth. Trenton, N.J.: New Jersey Historical Commission, 1975. Walling, Richard S. Men of Color at the Battle of...a. r. See also Courts-Martial ; Revolution, American: Military History .

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From former MHSA Federal Secretary Clem Sargent.(Military Historical Society of Australia)(Editorial)
Magazine article from: Sabretache; 9/1/2004; ; 697 words ; ...period of Australian military history extending over...senior positions in the Historical Research section of...that the status of an historical society is judged in...repository of original historical research, not as an...MHSA in a position to commission paid articles such...
CPC Central Military Commission calls for armed forces' obedience, unity
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 2/1/2009; 578 words ; ...military post. The commission said it has strengthened...dangerous assignments. The commission also said the country...extents in some ranks. Military officials should constantly...members to shoulder a historical responsibility to lead national defense and military building and ...
Terrorism on trial: the President's constitutional authority to order the prosecution of suspected terrorists by military commission.
Magazine article from: Duke Law Journal; 4/1/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...specially convened military commissions. (1) The Military Order of November...judicial review of the commission proceedings will...prohibited. (2) The commissions also differ considerably...Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ...
Federal judge delays military commission trial of Australian
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 11/15/2005; ; 576 words ; ...system of military commissions that President...plans for the military trial for Salim...designated for military trials. Despite...a delay in the commission trial. Terry...long-standing historical support of Congress...executive's use of military commissions. The Bush ...
Federal judge delays military commission trial of David Hicks
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 11/15/2005; ; 524 words ; ...system of military commissions that President...challenge to the military trials by lawyers...plans for the military trial for Salim...a delay in the commission trial. Terry...long-standing historical support of Congress...executive's use of military commissions. The ...
Profile: Jiang Zemin, chairman of PRC Central Military Commission (4)
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 3/15/2003; 572 words ; ...chairman of PRC Central Military Commission (4) Since he took...trends of changes in the military world and put forward...enriching and developing the military thinking of Mao Zedong...holding fast to the two historical subjects of fighting...
MILITARY COMMISSIONS:STEVEN A. ENGEL
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 8/4/2009; 700+ words ; ...developing the military commission system established...under the Military Commissions Act of 2006...based on historical models...endorsement of the military commission system by...establish the commissions on a sound...despite our historical traditions...
Military commissions, past and future.
Magazine article from: Military Review; 3/1/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...role of military commissions in the U.S...by a military commission of spying and...in disguise. A military commission sentenced him...not merely of historical interest because...George W. Bush's Military Order of 13 November...use of military commissions ...
Conflating Organizational Policy with an Ethical Mandate: NACDL's Stance on the Guantanamo Military Commissions
Magazine article from: The Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics; 7/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...Bay through military commissions.1 While military commissions have ample historical foundation...these particular commissions.2 A major...the proposed commission rules stems...released the final Military Commission Instructions...
DETAINEES AND MILITARY COMMISSIONS:JOHN D. HUTSON
Transcript from: Congressional Testimony; 7/7/2009; 700+ words ; ...Committee on the matter of military commissions. I thank...ardent supporter of military commissions. Initially, I was drawn to their historical precedents and, more...while trying our own military personnel in courts...history with military commissions has been the ...