HAIGHT, Edward, a Representative from New York; born in New York City on March 26, 1817; attended the common schools; employed in a countinghouse early in life; later engaged in the wholesale…
MARTIN, John Cunningham, a Representative from Illinois; born in Salem, Marion County, Ill., April 29, 1880; attended the public schools and Illinois College, Jacksonville, Ill.; became…
(Encyclopedia) fingerprint, an impression of the underside of the end of a finger or thumb, used for identification because the arrangement of ridges in any fingerprint is thought to be unique and…
(Encyclopedia) Populist party, in U.S. history, political party formed primarily to express the agrarian protest of the late 19th cent. In some states the party was known as the People's party.…
(Encyclopedia) Royal Society, oldest scientific organization in Great Britain and one of the oldest in Europe. It was founded in 1660 by a group of learned men in London who met to promote scientific…
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(Encyclopedia) European Monetary System, arrangement by which most nations of the European Union (EU) linked their currencies to prevent large fluctuations relative to one another. It was organized…
BRUMBAUGH, David Emmert, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Martinsburg, Blair County, Pa., October 8, 1894; attended the public schools of North Woodbury Township, Pa., and the…
(Encyclopedia) Geithner, Timothy FranzGeithner, Timothy Franzgītˈnər [key], 1961–, U.S. government official, b. New York City, grad. Dartmouth (B.A. 1983), Johns Hopkins (M.A. 1985). In 1988 he began…
(Encyclopedia) money-market fund, type of mutual fund that invests in high-yielding, short-term money-market instruments, such as U.S. government securities, commercial paper, and certificates of…
