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Knights of Labor

(Encyclopedia)Knights of Labor, American labor organization, started by Philadelphia tailors in 1869, led by Uriah S. Stephens. It became a body of national scope and importance in 1878 and grew more rapidly after ...

Malta, Knights of

(Encyclopedia)Malta, Knights of: see Knights Hospitalers. ...

Knights of Calatrava

(Encyclopedia)Knights of Calatrava käläträˈvä [key], Spain's oldest military order, whose original seat was the now ruined fortress of Calatrava la Vieja in Ciudad Real prov., central Spain. Founded (1158) by ...

Knights of Columbus

(Encyclopedia)Knights of Columbus, American Roman Catholic society for men, founded (1882) at New Haven, Conn. (where its headquarters are still located), by Father Michael J. McGivney. Its mission is to encourage ...

Knights of Jerusalem

(Encyclopedia)Knights of Jerusalem: see Knights Hospitalers. ...

Knights of Malta

(Encyclopedia)Knights of Malta and Knights of Rhodes: see Knights Hospitalers. ...

Rhodes, Knights of

(Encyclopedia)Rhodes, Knights of: see Knights Hospitalers. ...

division of labor

(Encyclopedia)division of labor, in economics, the specialization of the functions and roles involved in production. Division of labor is closely tied with the standardization of production, the introduction and pe...