rock group Grammy Award-winning Irish rock group known for its political songs, anthemic guitars, and big, high-tech concerts. The group's political themes are often a lightning rod of controversy…
Rounding out the Best Actor in a Drama category are Andre Braugher of Homicide: Life on the Street and NYPD Blue's Jimmy Smits and Dennis Franz. Both Braugher and Smits have announced they will…
(Encyclopedia) Glen Canyon Dam, 710 ft (216 m) high, 1,560 ft (475 m) long, NE Ariz., on the Colorado River. The key unit of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's Colorado River storage project, it is one…
(Encyclopedia) war debts. This article discusses the obligations incurred by foreign governments for loans made to them by the United States during and shortly after World War I. For international…
(Encyclopedia) Tacna-Arica ControversyTacna-Arica Controversytäkˈnə-ərēˈkə [key], 1883–1929, dispute between Chile and Peru. It arose from provisions of the Treaty of Ancón (1883), which ended the…
(Encyclopedia) Stimson, Henry Lewis, 1867–1950, American statesman, b. New York City. A graduate of Yale and of Harvard, he became associated with Elihu Root in law practice in New York City. Stimson…
(Encyclopedia) bonus, extra amount in money, bonds, or goods over what is normally due. The term is applied especially to payments to employees either for production in excess of the normal (wage…
(Encyclopedia) Cardozo, Benjamin NathanCardozo, Benjamin Nathankärdōˈzō [key], 1870–1938, American jurist, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1932–38), b. New York City. Educated at…
Jackie Robinson Robinson wasn't the most talented player in the Negro Leagues, but Rickey considered him the most "suitable" player to desegregate baseball. The fact that he was married —and…
