Abraham (name) — Infobox Given Name Revised name=Abraham related names=Abram, Ibrahim, Ebrahim Abe, Bram,This is a list of people named after Abraham, the Biblical patriarch (hebrew Name|אַבְרָהָם|Avraham|ʾAḇrāhām Ashkenazi Avrohom or Avruhom ); the father of the … Wikipedia
Abraham Cowley — (1618 ndash; 28 July 1667), English poet, was born in the City of London late in 1618. He was one of the leading English poets of the seventeenth century with 14 printings of his Works published between 1668 and 1721. [ Oxford Dictionary of… … Wikipedia
The Bollandists — The Bollandists † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Bollandists An association of ecclesiastical scholars engaged in editing the Acta Sanctorum. This work is a great hagiographical collection begun during the first years of the seventeenth… … Catholic encyclopedia
Slavery in the United States — began soon after English colonists first settled Virginia in 1607 and lasted until the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1865. Before the widespread establishment of chattel slavery, much labor was organized … Wikipedia
CANADA — CANADA, country in northern half of North America and a member of the British Commonwealth. At the beginning of the 21st century, its population of approximately 370,000 Jews made it the world s fourth largest Jewish community after the United… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Youth (Conrad story) — Infobox Book | name = Youth title orig = translator = image caption = author = Joseph Conrad illustrator = cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre = Frame story publisher = Blackwood s Magazine release date =… … Wikipedia
building construction — Techniques and industry involved in the assembly and erection of structures. Early humans built primarily for shelter, using simple methods. Building materials came from the land, and fabrication was dictated by the limits of the materials and… … Universalium
international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… … Universalium
Order of Preachers — Order of Preachers † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Order of Preachers As the Order of the Friars Preachers is the principal part of the entire Order of St. Dominic, we shall include under this title the two other parts of the order: the… … Catholic encyclopedia
Battle of Yorktown (1862) — Infobox Military Conflict caption= Pursuit of the flying rebels from Yorktown Sunday morning. Alfred R. Waud, artist. partof=the American Civil War conflict=Battle of Yorktown (1862) date=April 5, 1862 ndash; May 4, 1862 place=York County and… … Wikipedia