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John Adair
John Adair , 1757-1840, American pioneer in Kentucky, b. North Carolina. He went into the Kentucky country in 1786 and became famous as an Indian fighter and as a political leader. In the War of 1812 he was a commander of Kentucky volunteers in the battle of New Orleans . As governor of Kentucky ...
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Laszlo Rajk
Laszlo Rajk , 1909-49, Hungarian Communist leader. After fighting in the Spanish civil war of 1936-39 he was interned (1939) in a French camp for Spanish Loyalists. Rajk returned to Hungary in 1941 and became first secretary of the illegal Communist party. He participated in the Hungarian undergroun...
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Foreign Legion
Foreign Legion French volunteer armed force composed chiefly, in its enlisted ranks, of foreigners. Its international character and the tradition of not revealing enlistees' backgrounds have helped to surround the Foreign Legion with an aura of mystery and romance. Although foreigners had served in...
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Alfred Howe Terry
Alfred Howe Terry 1827-90, American general, b. Hartford, Conn. A lawyer, he led a regiment of Connecticut volunteers at the first battle of Bull Run in the Civil War. Made a brigadier general of volunteers in 1862, he took part in various operations along the S Atlantic coast in 1862-63. For his c...
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Giuseppe Garibaldi
Giuseppe Garibaldi , 1807-82, Italian patriot and soldier, a leading figure in the Risorgimento . He remains perhaps the most popular of all Italian heroes of the Risorgimento, and a great revolutionary hero in the Western world.
In South America
Garibaldi was born at Nice and as a youth ...
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Tonton Macoutes
Tonton Macoutes [Haitian Creole,=bogeymen], personal police force of dictator Francois Duvalier (Papa Doc) of Haiti. Unpaid volunteers who were directly responsible only to Duvalier, they were given virtual license to torture, kill, and extort. They murdered hundreds of Duvalier's opponents, some...
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Philip Henry Sheridan
Philip Henry Sheridan 1831-88, Union general in the American Civil War, b. Albany, N.Y. Although not a brilliant general, Sheridan's flair for leadership and his ready fighting ability made him the outstanding Union cavalry commander.
During the Civil War
After graduation from West Point ...
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Salvation Army
Salvation Army Protestant denomination and international nonsectarian Christian organization for evangelical and philanthropic work.
Organization and Beliefs
The Salvation Army has established branches in more than 110 countries throughout the world. International headquarters are in Lon...
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Peace Corps
Peace Corps agency of the U.S. government, whose purpose is to assist underdeveloped countries in meeting their needs for trained manpower. The Peace Corps was established in 1961 by executive order of President Kennedy; Congress approved it as a permanent agency within the Dept. of State the same ...
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police
police public and private agents concerned with the enforcement of law, order, and public protection. In modern cities their duties cover a wide range of activities, from criminal investigation and apprehension to crime prevention, traffic regulation, and maintenance of records. In many countries t...
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