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Bastille [O.Fr.,=fortress], fortress and state prison in Paris, located, until its demolition (started in 1789), near the site of the present Place de la Bastille. It was begun c.1369 by Hugh Aubriot, provost of the merchants [mayor] of Paris under King Charles V. Arbitrary and secret imprisonment ... Read more
Charles Burney
Charles Burney 1726-1814, English music historian, composer, and organist. His General History of Music (1776-89; 2d ed. 1935) was one of the first important music histories in English. He wrote The Present State of Music in France and Italy (1771) and The Present State of Music in Germany (1... Read more
pectin
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Ohm's law
Ohm's law [for G. S. Ohm ], law stating that the electric current i flowing through a given resistance r is equal to the applied voltage v divided by the resistance, or i = v / r. For general application to alternating-current circuits where inductances and capacitances as well as resistan... Read more
Easter Island
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New Granada
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Fort Garry
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Francisco de Ibarra
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Nicholas Herkimer
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George Corley Wallace
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...assistant attorney general of Alabama. In 1947...for his election to governor in 1962. In 1966...landslide victory. As governor, she admitted that...respectively. At the governors' conference in June...for a second term as governor of Alabama. The following...1995, Wallace was ...
Annapolis: History
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States ...by the Anglican Royal Governor if they did not conform...militia, headed by Governor William Stone, to force...1694 to the site of present-day Annapolis. By...people lived. Royal Governor Francis Nicholson decided...capital. There in 1783 General George Washington resigned...
Anthony Meuza Van Diemen
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...and merchant. As a governor general of the Dutch East Indies...attracted the attention of Governor General Jan Coen, who...as successor to the governor generalship, but Jacques...the course of which present-day Tasmania (first...
Charles de Menou Charnisay
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...1604-1650), was a governor of Acadia, a territory...Razilly was appointed governor of Acadia in 1632...Scotia, not far from the present town of Bridgewater...acted as the effective governor of Acadia, though he...title of lieutenant general in Acadia, with jurisdiction...
Board of Pardons
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law ...example, in Georgia the governor appoints those who sit...board is composed of the governor, chief justice of the...and the state attorney general. Where a statute does...officers (e.g., governor or secretary of state...deserving of a pardon and presents character witnesses...
Balboa, Vasco Nuñez de
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea ...along the coast of present-day Colombia. After...colony's interim governor and captain general. In the course of...sent to replace him as governor. But Balboa did not...expedition or the new governor. On 1 September 1513...
Jefferson City: History
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States ...incorporated in 1825, and the general assembly moved there...changed, and in 1832 Governor John Miller suggested...completed at the site of the present Capitol building. At...to slavery, Missouri Governor Claiborne F. Jackson...remain in the Union. But Governor Jackson refused to ...
Johnson, Thomas
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law ...Johnson was the first governor of Maryland. He served...judge of the Maryland General Court from 1790 to 1791...although he was not present in Philadelphia on the...was elected the first governor of Maryland, from which...serve as Maryland's governor until 1779, when he...
Arthur St. Clair
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...as the agent for Governor William Penn in 1771...became a brigadier general, serving with George...appointed territorial governor. St. Clair's career as governor was stormy. His...1944), which presents a laudatory account...
Robert Beverley
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...for "The History and Present State of Virginia...before him. He accused Governor Francis Nicholson and...wrote The History and Present State of Virginia...drew on John Smith's General History of Virginia...sympathetic account presents the Native Americans...s The History and Present ...

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Zenger Trial
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...Dam served as acting governor of New York and Lewis...Both collected the governor's salary. Shortly...to recover half the governor's salary from each...the shock of everyone present, Hamilton, using...the jury to give a general verdict of not guilty...putting colonial governors on ...
Address of the Continental Congress to Inhabitants of Canada (29 May 1775)
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...under the command of General Richard Montgomery...commencement of the present plan for subjugating...introduction of your present form of government, or rather present form of tyranny...whenever an avaritious governor and a rapacious council...
Greenville Treaty
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...resulted directly from General "Mad" Anthony Wayne...of the Indian leaders present accepted the American...than Fort Recovery (in present-day Mercer County...extensive use of liquor, presents, spies, and bribes...from all the tribes present marked the treaty...tactics when he became ...
North Dakota
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...European to reach present-day North Dakota...fort established in present-day North Dakota. General Alfred Sully's subsequent...corrupt Republican governor of the Dakota Territory...Democrats in 1892 to elect Governor Eli Shortridge. Although...
Ohio
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...both centered in present-day southern Ohio...when Virginia royal governor Lord Dunmore led...a territorial governor and other officials...executive authority. General Arthur St. Clair held the office of governor throughout Ohio...
Virginia
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...Cherokees occupied the present state of Virginia...Company, an appointed governor and council, with...the king appointed the governor and council while the...legislature known as the General Assembly. The General...encroachments from the governor or the crown. Experience...
Kropotkin, Petr Alekseevich
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...Petrovich Kropotkin, a general and large landowner. His...was appointed adjutant to General Kukel, chief of staff of the governor-general of eastern Siberia. Kropotkin...sands located high above the present level of rivers; and striated...
Colonial Policy, British
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...government that included a governor appointed by the king...Warwick, the title of governor in chief and lord high...faltering start, when General Edward Braddock was...Duquesne on the site of the present city of Pittsburgh...Louisbourg. In 1759 General James Wolfe defeated...
privy
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable ...appointed by a sovereign or a Governor General (now chiefly on an honorary basis and including present and former government ministers...also denote a sovereign's or Governor General's private counsellors. privy...
American Bar Association
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...professor who later become that state's governor and state supreme court chief justice...Kentucky, the first U.S. solicitor general, and William Evarts of New York, President...representative House of Delegates and Board of Governors (these continue to the present day, with respective memberships ...

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represent
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...factory synonyms : describe as, present as, profess to be, claim to be...go to bat for.   8. the governor general represented the royal family synonyms...it synonyms : point out, state, present, put forward.

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GOVERNOR PRESENTS STATE OF MAINE GOLD AND SILVER STAR HONORABLE SERVICE MEDALS TO VETERANS
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 10/9/2008; 650 words ; ...officials Thursday to present Gold Star Honorable...soldiers in combat. The Governor also presented Silver...legacy of service," Governor Baldacci said...you today." The Governor was joined by Maine Adjutant General John W. Libby and...
GOVERNOR PRESENTS STATE OF MAINE SILVER STAR HONORABLE SERVICE MEDALS TO VETERANS
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 1/29/2008; 574 words ; ...you for that," Governor Baldacci said...laid for us." The Governor was joined by Maine Adjutant General John W. Libby and...your country," the Governor said. "You know...in combat were not present at the State House...
Governor Deukmejian to present May revision to the budget in taped TV-radio message. (MEDIA ADVISORY)
PR Newswire; 5/18/1987; 700+ words ; ...ENGINEERS: /MEDIA ADVISORY/ GOVERNOR TO PRESENT MAY BUDGET REVISIONS IN TAPED...office. The text of the governor's pre-recorded statement...of the State Capitol. The governor will hold his next general news conference Friday...
Pennsylvania Governor Rendell Presents Awards During PA National Guard Day at Capitol.
PR Newswire; 6/8/2004; 654 words ; ...8 /PRNewswire/ -- Governor Edward G. Rendell today...Pennsylvania National Guard. Governor Rendell, with Adjutant General Jessica L. Wright, helped present the Purple Heart to...promote freedom," Governor Rendell said. "Their...
GOVERNOR SHOULD BE PRESENT AT MEETINGS
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 5/20/2001; 452 words ; ...who act for the public. If Governor Swift can attend the Governor's Council via telephone, why shouldn't members of the General Court be able to do the same...Thus, insisting that the governor be present at the council meeting is...
Governor Richardson Presents Purple Heart to Family of Korea Veteran
News Wire article from: Targeted News Service; 11/5/2007; 700+ words ; ...families, New Mexico Governor and Democratic Presidential...Miyamura, Army Brigadier General John Johns, New Mexico...It is my privilege to present this medal to the family...medal on his behalf. "Governor Richardson's commitment...always be grateful for Governor Richardson's help...
PA Governor presents check for upgrades at Warren General Hospital Cancer Center.
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GOVERNOR PRESENTS 'FIRST STEP' TO ADDRESS FISCAL YEAR 2009 CHALLENGES
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 12/11/2008; 581 words ; ...Senate Appropriations Committees Governor Jennifer M. Granholm's proposal...fiscal year 2009 budget. The governor's proposal, made through executive...Treasurer Bob Kleine has notified the governor that general fund revenues are currently expected...
GOVERNOR PRESENTS PRESTIGIOUS MEDAL OF MERIT TO AIR FORCE, CIVIL RIGHTS PIONEER
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 11/10/2008; 687 words ; ...military veterans, presented the Governor's Medal of Merit to Air Force...highest military honor the Governor can give, and it is reserved...equality of all Americans," said Governor Crist. "As the nation prepares...as I have met," said Major General Douglas Burnett, Adjutant...
New Jersey Governor Presents $26.3 Billion Budget Proposal to State Lawmakers.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 2/25/2004; 700+ words ; ...Shuffler, counselor to the governor, acknowledged that the industry...raise money for the state's general fund. McGreevey has other...criticize the proposal. "[The governor] talked about how well the...is responsible because the governor plans to raise new taxes to...