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121First Zionist Congress — ).OrginsThe first Zionist Congress was set up by Theodor Herzl as a symbolic Parliament for those in agreement with the implementation of Zionist goals. The Congress was due to be taken place in Munich, Germany. However, because of local… …
122first-class — I. adj 1. Of the highest class or best kind; excellent; first rate. Jane did a first class job of repairing the coat. It was a first class TV program. Compare: top notch 2. Of the best or most expensive class of travelling. Mr. Jones bought a… …
123First Third, The — by Neal Cassady (1971) This autobiography is one of the least discussed books to come out of the Beat movement. This is not without irony since its author, neal cassady, was the human bonfire before which Beat leaders jack kerouac and allen… …
124first name / diminutive form — When speakers have agreed to use one another’s first names, there can still remain the question of which form of the name is to be used. ‘I wish to God you wouldn’t call me Wilson,’ says Edward Wilson to Louise Scobie in The Heart of the… …
125First Jewish–Roman War — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=First Jewish Roman War partof=the Jewish Roman wars caption=Judea in the first century date=66;73 place=Judea result=Roman victory combatant1=Roman Empire combatant2=Jews of Iudaea Province commander1=Vespasian …
126First Schleswig War — Infobox Military Conflict caption=Danish soldiers return to Copenhagen, 1849 , by Otto Bache (1839 1927), 1894 partof= conflict=First Schleswig War date=March 24 1848 1851 place=Schleswig / Jutland casus= territory=Schleswig Holstein re united… …
127First Barons' War — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=First Barons War partof= caption= date=1215 1217 place=England casus=Baronial discontent with government of King John territory=None result=French invasion repelled. Eventual return to status quo, with some… …
128First Red Scare — In American history, the First Red Scare took place in the period 1917–1920, and was marked by a widespread fear of anarchism, as well as the effects of radical political agitation in American society. Fueled by anarchist bombings and spurred on… …
