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(Encyclopedia) Union League Clubs, in U.S. history, organizations formed throughout the North in the Civil War after the military defeats and Republican election losses of 1862. A convention at Cleveland (May, 1863)...

(Encyclopedia) Constitutional Union party, in U.S. history, formed when the conflict between North and South broke down the older parties. The Constitutional Union group, composed of former Whigs and remnants of the...

(Encyclopedia) Plenković, Andrej, 1970–, Croatian political leader. He studied law then joined (1994) the Croatian ministry of foreign affairs in the department for European integration, heading the department fr...

(Encyclopedia) Western Union Telegraph Company, enterprise created (1851) to provide telegraphic communications services in the United States. Originally known as the New York and Mississippi Valley Printing Telegra...

(Encyclopedia) European corn borer: see corn borer. ...

(Encyclopedia) European Recovery Program: see Marshall Plan. ...

(Encyclopedia) European Launcher Development Organization (ELDO): see European Space Agency. ...

(Encyclopedia) European Space Operations Center (ESOC): see European Space Agency. ...

(Encyclopedia) European Space Research Institute (ESRIN): see European Space Agency. ...

(Encyclopedia) European Space Research Organization (ESRO): see European Space Agency. ...