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  • Diamond cubic

    Diamond cubic

    In crystallography, the diamond cubic crystal structure is a repeating pattern of 8 atoms that certain materials may adopt as they solidify. While the first known example was diamond, other element

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  • Consanguineous family

    Consanguineous family

    Consanguinity (from Latin consanguinitas 'blood relationship') is the characteristic of having a kinship with a relative who is descended from a common ancestor.One legal definition of degrees of c

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  • Palmer Raids

    Palmer Raids

    The Palmer Raids were a series of raids conducted in November 1919 and January 1920 by the United States Department of Justice under the administration of President Woodrow Wilson to capture and ar

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  • Craft unionism

    Craft unionism

    The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with North America and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject.You may improve this article, discuss the issue on the talk page,

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  • Labor union

    Labor union

    A trade union (British English) or labor union (American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers whose purpose is to maintain or improve the conditions of their

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  • Labor rights

    Labor rights

    Labor rights or workers' rights are both legal rights and human rights relating to labor relations between workers and employers. These rights are codified in national and international labor and e

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  • Know Nothing

    Know Nothing

    The American Party, known as the Native American Party before 1855 and colloquially referred to as the Know Nothings, or the Know Nothing Party, was an Old Stock nativist political movement in the

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  • Henry Gardner

    Henry Gardner

    Henry Joseph Gardner (June 14, 1819 – July 21, 1892) was the 23rd Governor of Massachusetts, serving from 1855 to 1858. Gardner, a Know Nothing, was elected governor as part of the sweeping victory

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  • Emory Washburn

    Emory Washburn

    Emory Washburn (February 14, 1800 – March 18, 1877) was an American lawyer, politician, and historian. He was Governor of Massachusetts for one term (from 1854 to 1855), and served for many years o

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  • Julius Rockwell

    Julius Rockwell

    Julius Rockwell (April 26, 1805 – May 19, 1888) was a United States politician from Massachusetts, and the father of Francis Williams Rockwell.Julius RockwellUnited States Senatorfrom Massachusetts

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