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Thirty-nine Articles
Thirty-Nine Articles The set of doctrinal formulae first issued in 1563 and finally adopted by the Anglican Communion in 1571 as a statement of its position. Many of the articles allow a wide variety of interpretation. They had their origin in several previous definitions, required by the shifts and... Read more |
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Michigan City
Michigan City city (1990 pop. 33,822), La Porte co., NW Ind., on Lake Michigan; inc. 1836. Michigan City produces machinery, consumer articles, kitchen and transportation equipment, concrete and wire products, chemicals, apparel, and cast iron boilers. A state prison is located there. Nearby is... Read more |
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abalone
abalone , popular name in the United States for a univalve gastropod mollusk of the genus Haliotis, members of which are also called ear shells, or sea ears, as their shape resembles the human ear. The shell provides a rooflike covering for the abalone and is perforated by a row of holes on one... Read more |
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grommet
grommet (pron. grummet), a ring formed by laying up a single strand of rope three times, and used originally to form eyes on the bolt-ropes of sails. It has long been replaced by the spring-loaded hank or clip-hook. Grommets have various other uses on board ship and, when the two sides of one are... Read more |
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The League of Nations
The League of Nations (1919–46) peacekeeping organization began when Woodrow Wilson secured the inclusion of its charter in the Treaty of Versailles (1919).The League's “Covenant” represented the work of many internationalists on both sides of the Atlantic. It contained... Read more |
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Articles of Confederation
Articles of Confederation in U.S. history, ratified in 1781 and superseded by the Constitution of the United States in 1789. The imperative need for unity among the new states created by the American Revolution and the necessity of defining the relative powers of the Continental Congress and the... Read more |
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Technology
TechnologyThe first article under this heading is devoted to a discussion of the impact of technology upon society and of conditions affecting technological change; the second article focuses upon the impact of technology upon international relations. The relationship of technology to the social... Read more |
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