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Ballinasloe
Ballinasloe, Co. Galway, the site of Ireland's best known fair. While patents were granted for fairs on this site in the 17th century, they did not prosper until the early 18th century. There were a number of fairs in the town by the 1750s, each of which performed a different economic function. The... Read more |
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Rosa Bonheur
Rosa Bonheur , 1822-99, French painter of animals. She was a pupil of her father, Raymond Bonheur. Her paintings were regularly exhibited in the Salon from 1841. Bonheur's informed and sympathetic pictures of animal life were remarkably enlightened in approach. They gained her wide popularity,... Read more |
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Fair Grounds Corp
Fair Grounds Corporation 1751 Gentilly BoulevardNew Orleans, Louisiana 70119U.S.A.Telephone: (504) 944-5515Toll Free: 1-800-262-7983Fax: (504) 944-2511Web site: http://www.fgno.com Public CompanyIncorporated: 1941Employees: 805Sales: $41.7 million (2000)Stock Exchanges: OTCTicker Symbol:... Read more |
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Man o War
Man o' War 1917-47, American racehorse, by Fair Play out of Mahubah, bred by August Belmont near Lexington, Ky., and owned by Samuel D. Riddle after 1918. A large reddish-colored colt capable of tremendously long strides, he raced only as a two-year-old and three-year-old, but in this short time... Read more |
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Work hours
Fair Labor Standards Act (1938) Roger K. Newman The Fair Labor Standards Act regulates wages and hours in the workplace. Efforts to enact legislation limiting the number of hours a person could work in a week began early in the nineteenth century, but Congress was not able to adopt the... Read more |
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Worlds Columbian Exposition
World's Columbian Exposition. See World's Fairs and Expositions.... Read more |
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National Recovery Administration
National Recovery Administration (NRA), in U.S. history, administrative bureau established under the National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933. In response to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's congressional message of May 17, 1933, Congress passed the National Industrial Recovery Act, an... Read more |
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Fairness Doctrine
FAIRNESS DOCTRINE The doctrine that imposes affirmative responsibilities on a broadcaster to provide coverage of issues of public importance that is adequate and fairly reflects differing viewpoints. In fulfilling its fairness doctrine obligations, a broadcaster must provide free time for the... Read more |
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Lochinvar
Lochinvar the hero of a ballad included in the fifth canto of Scott's Marmion. His fair Ellen is about to be married to ‘a laggard in love and a dastard in war’, when the brave Lochinvar arrives at the bridal feast, claims a dance with her, and, as they reach the door, swings the... Read more |
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