11) Gentile, Giovanni. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Italian philosopher and educator. He taught philosophy in several Italian universities and for many years contributed to the magazine of Benedetto Croce. In 1920...
12) Alien and Sedition Acts. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Alien and Sedition Acts, 1798, four laws enacted by the Federalist-controlled U.S. Congress, allegedly in response to the hostile actions of the French Revolutionary...
13) United States. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...United States, officially United States of America, republic (2000 pop. 281,421,906), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's...
14) Robinson, Joseph Taylor. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Joseph Taylor, 1872-1937, U.S. legislator, b. Lonoke co., Ark. He was admitted (1895) to the bar and served (1903-13) in the U.S. House of Representatives. In 1913...
15) Hoover, Herbert Clark. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Herbert Clark, 1874-1964, 31st President of the United States (1929-33), b. West Branch, Iowa. 1 Wartime Relief EffortsAfter graduating (1895) from Stanford, he worked...
16) Vorster, Balthazar Johannes. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...South African political leader. A lawyer, John Vorster became involved in the Afrikaner nationalist movement and helped found a militant anti-British organization....
17) Perkins, Frances. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Secretary of Labor (1933-45), b. Boston. She worked at Hull House, was executive secretary of the New York Consumers' League (1910-12) and of the New York Committee...
18) St. Clair, Arthur. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Edinburgh to become (1757) an ensign in the British army and served in the French and Indian War at Louisburg and Quebec. In 1762 he resigned his commission and settled...
19) Norris, George William. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...George William, 1861-1944, American legislator, b. Sandusky co., Ohio. After admission to the bar in 1883, he moved (1885) to Furnas co., Nebr., where he practiced...
20) Zimbabwe, country, Africa. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Republic of Zimbabwe, republic (1995 est. pop. 11,140,000), 150,803 sq mi (390,580 sq km), S central Africa. It is bordered on the north by Zambia, on the northeast...
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