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era of good feelings era of good feelings
era of good feelings period in U.S. history (1817-23) when, the Federalist party having declined, there was little open party feeling. After the War of 1812 all sections were anxious to return to a normal life and to forget political issues. The phrase was coined at the time of President Monroe's... Read more
Rehearsal Rehearsal
Rehearsal Mental activities associated with committing information to memory. Rehearsal is a term used by memory researchers to refer to mental techniques for helping us remember information. Its technical meaning is not very different from our everyday use of the term. Actors rehearse their... Read more
Morse code Morse code
Morse code [for S. F. B. Morse ], the arbitrary set of signals used on the telegraph (see code ). It may also be used with a flash lamp for visible signaling . The international (or continental) Morse code is a simplified form generally used in radio telegraphy. The American Morse differs from... Read more
Forgetting Forgetting
ForgettingSources of evidenceSingle-task studies of forgettingMultiple tasks and forgetting theoryBIBLIOGRAPHYIt seems quite unnecessary to be concerned with a definition of “forgetting.” Each of us has had innumerable experiences, often painful, with this phenomenon, and we know that, in general,... Read more
Gettysburg Address Gettysburg Address
Gettysburg Address speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln on Nov. 19, 1863, at the dedication of the national cemetery on the Civil War battlefield of Gettysburg, Pa. It is one of the most famous and most quoted of modern speeches. The final version of the address prepared by Lincoln, differing in... Read more
black codes black codes
black codes in U.S. history, series of statutes passed by the ex-Confederate states, 1865-66, dealing with the status of the newly freed slaves. They varied greatly from state to state as to their harshness and restrictiveness. Although the codes granted certain basic civil rights to blacks (the... Read more
David Dudley Field David Dudley Field
David Dudley Field 1805-94, American lawyer and law reformer, b. Haddam, Conn.; brother of Cyrus W. Field and Stephen J. Field . He was graduated from Williams (1825), studied law in Albany and New York City, was admitted to the bar in 1828, and soon had a large practice in New York City. After... Read more
buoy buoy
buoy , float anchored in navigable waters to mark channels and indicate dangers to navigation (isolated rocks, mine fields, cables, and the like). The shape, color, number, and marking of the buoy are all significant, but unfortunately there are two competing systems of color coding which have been... Read more
Cavalier Parliament Cavalier Parliament
Cavalier Parliament, 1661–79. This Parliament succeeded the Convention, which had summoned Charles II back from exile. Though its members were overwhelmingly loyal to the monarchy—well over 100 had fought in the civil wars—they were by no means willing to yield Parliament's... Read more
Codes and Ciphers Codes and Ciphers
Codes and Ciphers ¦ LARRY GILMAN Codes and ciphers are forms of cryptography, a term from the Greek kryptos, hidden, and graphia, writing. Both transform legible messages into series of symbols that are intelligible only to specific recipients. Codes do so by... Read more

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