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Military Reenactments
Reenactments, Military. The vibrant subculture of battle reenactment is too often thought of as merely a hobby or as activity unworthy of sustained analytical attention. Americans have commemorated wars in a number of ways. Patriotic rhetoric, for example, reinforces the primal themes of patriotic... Read more |
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Tombstone
Tombstone city (1990 pop. 1,220), Cochise co., SE Ariz.; inc. 1881. With its pleasant climate and legendary past, Tombstone is a well-known tourist attraction. The city became a national historic landmark in 1962. Silver was discovered there in 1877 by Ed Schieffelin, a prospector, who two years... Read more |
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civil rights
civil rights rights that a nation's inhabitants enjoy by law. The term is broader than "political rights," which refer only to rights devolving from the franchise and are held usually only by a citizen, and unlike "natural rights," civil rights have a legal as well as a philosophical basis.... Read more |
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Navigation Acts
Navigation Acts in English history, name given to certain parliamentary legislation, more properly called the British Acts of Trade. The acts were an outgrowth of mercantilism , and followed principles laid down by Tudor and early Stuart trade regulations. They had as their purpose the expansion... Read more |
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Tax Reform Act
Tax Reform Act of 1986 Richard A. Westin The Tax Reform Act of 1986 (P.L. 99-514, 100 Stat. 2085) implemented a tax code that at once swept away and reenacted its predecessor, the Internal Revenue Code of 1954. As a result, the tax code is now formally known as the Internal Revenue Code... Read more |
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Maundy Thursday
Maundy Thursday [Lat. mandatum, word in the ceremony], traditional English name for Thursday of Holy Week , so named because it is considered the anniversary of the institution of the Eucharist by Jesus at the Last Supper (that is, the mandatum novum or "new commandment" ). In some... Read more |
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Schools Act (Scotland)
Schools Act (Scotland), 1696. In 1616 the Scottish Privy Council decreed that in Scotland a school should be established in every parish. This was ratified by the Scottish Parliament in 1633 and a further Act for Founding Schools passed in 1646. These statutes were re-enacted by the Scottish... Read more |
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United Kingdom. Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England
English Heritage, the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England, was set up under the National Heritage Act, 1983. Responsible for the care and maintenance of many ancient monuments, historic buildings, and sites, this role includes making grants and giving assistance towards the... Read more |
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Bradenton
Bradenton , city (1990 pop. 43,779), seat of Manatee co., SW Fla., on Tampa Bay at the mouths of the Braden and Manatee rivers; inc. 1903. A popular winter resort and retirement center with excellent fishing in the rivers and bay, as well as in the Gulf of Mexico, it also ships area citrus fruit and... Read more |
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Northfield
Northfield city (1990 pop. 14,684), Rice co., SE Minn., near Minneapolis-St. Paul, on the Cannon River; inc. 1875. It is the trade center for a dairy and farming region. Manufactures include printed circuit boards, toys, feeds and seeds, and cereals. On Sept. 7, 1876, Jesse and Frank James and... Read more |
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