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Pittsburgh, University of

(Encyclopedia)Pittsburgh, University of, main campus at Pittsburgh; private with some state support; coeducational; chartered and opened as an academy 1787, called Western Univ. of Pennsylvania 1819–1908. It oper...

plagues of Egypt

(Encyclopedia)plagues of Egypt, in the Bible, the plagues and other troubles brought on Egypt by God through the hands of Moses, because Pharaoh would not let the people of Israel go out of Egypt. The account, in t...

Plain of Jars

(Encyclopedia)Plain of Jars, region, N Laos, at the northern end of the Annamese Cordillera. Over 300 carved stone jars, c.1,500 to 2,000 years old, are scattered across its landscape. Averaging 272 lbs (600 kg), t...

Plains of Abraham

(Encyclopedia)Plains of Abraham: see Abraham, Plains of. ...

plaster of Paris

(Encyclopedia)plaster of Paris: see gypsum.

Pledge of Allegiance

(Encyclopedia)Pledge of Allegiance, in full, Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, oath that proclaims loyalty to the United States. and its national symbol. It reads: “I pledge allegi...

Požarevac, Treaty of

(Encyclopedia)Požarevac, Treaty of: see Passarowitz, Treaty of. ...

Prague, Peace of

(Encyclopedia)Prague, Peace of, 1635: see Thirty Years War. ...

Prague, Treaty of

(Encyclopedia)Prague, Treaty of, 1866: see Austro-Prussian War. ...

Prague, University of

(Encyclopedia)Prague, University of: see Charles Univ. ...