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David Sarnoff
David Sarnoff 1891-1971, American pioneer in radio and television, b. Russia. Emigrating to the United States in 1900, he worked for the Marconi Wireless Company, winning recognition as the narrator of the news of the Titanic disaster (1912). In 1915, he proposed a "radio music box" that led to...
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corporation
corporation in law, organization enjoying legal personality for the purpose of carrying on certain activities. Most corporations are businesses for profit; they are usually organized by three or more subscribers who raise capital for the corporate activities by selling shares of stock , which repr...
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William Collins Whitney
William Collins Whitney 1841-1904, American financier and political leader, b. Conway, Mass. After attending (1863-64) Harvard law school, he moved to New York City, became successful as a corporation lawyer, and was associated with various public utility companies and transportation interests. He ...
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James Larkin
James Larkin 1876-1947, Irish labor leader. The Irish Transport and General Workers' Union, which he organized and of which he was secretary, had as its goal the combining of all Irish industrial workers, skilled and unskilled, into one organization. After his activity in the general strike of 1913...
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Lloyd's
Lloyd's London insurance underwriting corporation of many separate syndicates; often called Lloyd's of London. Founded in the late 17th cent. by a group of merchants, shipowners, and insurance brokers at the coffeehouse of Edward Lloyd, the association is now international in scope. It was original...
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Aldo Moro
Aldo Moro , 1916-78, Italian political leader. A lawyer, he entered national politics in 1946, when he was elected to the constituent assembly as a member of the Christian Democratic party. As minister of justice (1955-57), he worked to reform the prison system, strengthening regulations forbidding ...
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progressivism
progressivism in U.S. history, a broadly based reform movement that reached its height early in the 20th cent. In the decades following the Civil War rapid industrialization transformed the United States. A national rail system was completed; agriculture was mechanized; the factory system spread; a...
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bond
bond in finance, usually a formal certificate of indebtedness issued in writing by governments or business corporations in return for loans. It bears interest and promises to pay a certain sum of money to the holder after a definite period, usually 10 to 20 years. Security is usually pledged agains...
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Kurt von Schuschnigg
Kurt von Schuschnigg , 1897-1977, Austrian chancellor. He served (1932-34) as minister of justice and education and helped Engelbert Dollfuss repress the Social Democrats and organize the corporative state . After Dollfuss's assassination (1934) he became chancellor. In 1936, Schuschnigg forced t...
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Engelbert Dollfuss
Engelbert Dollfuss , 1892-1934, Austrian chancellor. A Christian Socialist, he rose to prominence as leader of the Lower Austrian Farmers' League and became minister of agriculture in 1931. Appointed chancellor in 1932, he obtained a badly needed international loan in return for a renewal of the ple...
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