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Youmans, Vincent American songwriter best known for writing the scores for the musicals No, No, Nanette (1925), Hit the Deck (1927), and the first Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers vehicle, Flying Down to Rio (1933). Young town, south-central New South Wales, Australia, on Burrangong Creek and the Western Slopes of the Great Dividing Range. The first settlement in 1830 was a sheep station. Known as Lambing Flat, the locality was the scene in 1860 of anti-Chinese rioting over local gold diggings. Proclaimed a town in 1861 ... Young Algerians Algerian nationalist group. Formed shortly before World War I (1914-18), they were a loosely organized group of French-educated workers in the modernized French sector. The Young Algerians were "assimilationists," willing to consider permanent union with France on the condition that native Algerians be given the full rights of French citizens. ... Young America Movement philosophical, economic, spiritual, and political concept in vogue in the United States during the mid-1840s and early 1850s. Taking as its inspiration the European youth movements of the 1830s, Young America flowered a decade later in the United States. Characterized by energy and enthusiasm for free-market capitalism and expanded territorial ... Young Christian Workers Roman Catholic movement begun in Belgium in 1912 by Father (later Cardinal) Joseph Cardijn; it attempts to train workers to evangelize and to help them adjust to the work atmosphere in offices and factories. Organized on a national basis in 1925, Cardijn's groups were approved by the Belgian bishops and ... Young Germany a social reform and literary movement in 19th-century Germany (about 1830-50), influenced by French revolutionary ideas, which was opposed to the extreme forms of Romanticism and nationalism then current. The name was first used in Ludolf Wienbarg's Asthetische Feldzuge ("Aesthetic Campaigns," 1834). Members of Young Germany, in spite of their ... Young Goodman Brown allegorical short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne, published in 1835 in New England Magazine and collected in Mosses from an Old Manse (1846). Considered an outstanding tale of witchcraft, it concerns a young Puritan who ventures into the forest to meet with a stranger. It soon becomes clear that he is ... Young Ireland Irish nationalist movement of the 1840s. Begun by a group of Irish intellectuals who founded and wrote for the Nation, the movement advocated the study of Irish history and the revival of the Irish (Gaelic) language as a means of developing Irish nationalism and achieving independence. The influence of the ... Young Italy movement founded by Giuseppe Mazzini in 1831 to work for a united, republican Italian nation. Attracting many Italians to the cause of independence, it played an important role in the Risorgimento (struggle for Italian unification). Young Lions, The American war film, released in 1958, that examines how World War II affects the lives of three disparate young soldiers. Young Maori Party association of educated, westernized Maori of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, dedicated to bringing about a degree of cultural assimilation of the Maori nation to the dominant pakeha (white) culture of New Zealand. The party was organized in the 1890s by a number of graduates of Te Aute ... Young Men's and Young Women's Hebrew Association Jewish community organization in various countries that provides a wide range of cultural, educational, recreational, and social activities for all age groups in Jewish communities. The goals of the YM-YWHA are to prepare the young for participation in a democratic society, to ensure Judaism's role as a positive element in ... Young New Zealand Party parliamentary group that became most palpable as a vigorous faction within the parliamentary opposition to the Conservative government of Harry Albert Atkinson (1887-90) and that provided the Liberal Party with many of its future major figures. Prominent in the party were William Pember Reeves, Joseph Ward, and John McKenzie, all ... Young Ottomans secret Turkish nationalist organization formed in Istanbul in June 1865. A forerunner of other Turkish nationalist groups (see Young Turks), the Young Ottomans favoured converting the Turkish-dominated multinational Ottoman Empire into a more purely Turkish state and called for the creation of a constitutional government. By 1867 the Young Ottomans ... Young Plan (1929), second renegotiation of Germany's World War I reparation payments. A new committee, chaired by the American Owen D. Young, met in Paris on Feb. 11, 1929, to revise the Dawes Plan of 1924. Its report (June 7, 1929), accepted with minor changes, went into effect on Sept. 1, 1930. ... Young Poland movement diverse group of early 20th-century Neoromantic writers brought together in reaction against Naturalism and Positivism. Inspired by Polish Romantic writers and also by contemporary western European trends such as Symbolism, they sought to revive the unfettered expression of feeling and imagination in Polish literature and to extend this reawakening to ... Young Tunisians political party formed in 1907 by young French-educated Tunisian intellectuals in opposition to the French protectorate established in 1883. Young Turks coalition of various reform groups that led a revolutionary movement against the authoritarian regime of Ottoman sultan Abdulhamid II, which culminated in the establishment of a constitutional government. After their rise to power, the Young Turks introduced programs that promoted the modernization of the Ottoman Empire and a new spirit ... Young Women's Christian Association nonsectarian Christian organization that aims "to advance the physical, social, intellectual, moral, and spiritual interests of young women." The recreational, educational, and spiritual aspects of its program are symbolized in its insignia, a blue triangle the three sides of which stand for body, mind, and spirit. The YWCA and the ... Young's experiment classical investigation into the nature of light, an investigation that provided the basic element in the development of the wave theory and was first performed by the English physicist and physician Thomas Young in 1801. In this experiment, Young identified the phenomenon called interference. Observing that when light from a ... Young's modulus numerical constant, named for the 18th-century English physician and physicist Thomas Young, that describes the elastic properties of a solid undergoing tension or compression in only one direction, as in the case of a metal rod that after being stretched or compressed lengthwise returns to its original length. Young's modulus ... Young, Andrew American politician, civil-rights leader, and clergyman. Young, Art satiric American cartoonist and crusader whose cartoons expressed his human warmth as well as his indignation at injustice. Young, Arthur prolific English writer on agriculture, politics, and economics. Besides his books on agricultural subjects, he was the author of the famous Travels in France (or Travels During the Years 1787, 1788 and 1789, Undertaken More Particularly with a View of Ascertaining the Cultivation, Resources, and National Prosperity, of the Kingdom ... Young, Brigham American religious leader, second president of the Mormon church, and colonizer who significantly influenced the development of the American West. Young, Charles Augustus American astronomer who made the first observations of the flash spectrum of the Sun, during the solar eclipses of 1869 and 1870. Young, Chic U.S. cartoonist who created the comic strip "Blondie," which, by the 1960s, was syndicated in more than 1,500 newspapers throughout the world. Young, Coleman American politician, who was the first African American mayor of Detroit, Michigan (1974-93). Young, Cy American professional baseball player, winner of more major league games (511) than any other pitcher. Young, Edward English poet, dramatist, and literary critic, author of The Complaint: or, Night Thoughts (1742-45), a long, didactic poem on death. The poem was inspired by the successive deaths of his stepdaughter, in 1736; her husband, in 1740; and Young's wife, in 1741. The poem is a blank-verse dramatic monologue of ... Young, Ella Flagg American educator who, as Chicago's superintendent of schools, became the first woman to achieve that administrative status in a major American school system. Young, Francis Brett English novelist and poet who, although at times sentimental and long-winded, achieved wide popularity for his considerable skill as a storyteller. Among his best known novels, many of which are set in his native Worcestershire, are The Dark Tower (1914), Portrait of Claire (1927), My Brother Jonathan (1928), They Seek ... Young, John W. U.S. astronaut who participated in the Gemini, Apollo, and space shuttle programs. He was the first astronaut to make five-and later the first to make six-spaceflights. He served as Virgil I. Grissom's copilot on Gemini 3 (1965), the first U.S. two-man spaceflight. Young, Lester American tenor saxophonist who emerged in the mid-1930s Kansas City, Mo., jazz world with the Count Basie band and introduced an approach to improvisation that provided much of the basis for modern jazz solo conception. Young, Loretta motion picture actress noted for her ethereal beauty and refined, controlled portrayals of virtuous and wholesome women. Young, Marguerite American writer best known for Miss MacIntosh, My Darling (1965), a mammoth, many-layered novel of illusion and reality. Young, Neil Canadian guitarist, singer, and songwriter best known for his eclectic sweep, from solo folkie to grungy guitar-rocker. Young, Owen D. U.S. lawyer and businessman best known for his efforts to solve reparations issues after World War I. Young, Steve American gridiron football player who is considered one of the most accurate quarterbacks in National Football League (NFL) history. Young, Thomas English physician and physicist who established the principle of interference of light and thus resurrected the century-old wave theory of light. He was also an Egyptologist who helped decipher the Rosetta Stone. Young, Whitney M, Jr. articulate U.S. civil rights leader who spearheaded the drive for equal opportunity for blacks in U.S. industry and government service during his 10 years as head of the National Urban League (1961-71), the world's largest social-civil rights organization. His advocacy of a "Domestic Marshall Plan"-massive funds to help solve America's ... Younger Brothers four Midwestern American outlaws of the post-Civil War era-Thomas Coleman ("Cole"; 1844-1916), John (1846-74); James ("Jim"; 1850-1902), and Robert ("Bob"; 1853-89)-who were often allied with Jesse James. Younghusband, Sir Francis Edward British army officer and explorer whose travels, mainly in northern India and Tibet, yielded major contributions to geographical research; he also forced the conclusion of the Anglo-Tibetan Treaty (September 6, 1904) that gained Britain long-sought trade concessions. Youngstown city, Mahoning and Trumbull counties, seat (1876) of Mahoning county, northeastern Ohio, U.S. It lies along the Mahoning River, near the Pennsylvania border, and is equidistant (65 miles [105 km]) from Cleveland (northwest) and Pittsburgh (southeast). Youngstown is the heart of a steel-industrial complex that includes the cities of Warren, ... Youngstown State University public, coeducational institution of higher learning in Youngstown, Ohio, U.S. It comprises colleges of business administration; science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; liberal arts and social sciences; education; fine and performing arts; and health and human services. Through the School of Graduate Studies and Research, the university offers a range of ... Your Party centre-right political party in Japan. It was established in August 2009 by Watanabe Yoshimi-formerly of the Liberal-Democratic Party (LDP), who had resigned from the LDP early that year over policy disagreements with then prime minister Aso Taro-and several other members, most of whom had also left the LDP. In Your ... Yourcenar, Marguerite novelist, essayist, and short-story writer who became the first woman to be elected to the Academie Francaise (French Academy), an exclusive literary institution with a membership limited to 40. Youth and the Bright Medusa collection of eight short stories about artists and the arts by Willa Cather, published in 1920. Four of the stories were reprinted from Cather's first published collection of fiction, The Troll Garden (1905). youth hostel supervised shelter providing inexpensive overnight lodging, particularly for young people. Hostels range from simple accommodations in a farm house to hotels able to house several hundred guests for days at a time. They are located in many parts of the world, usually in scenic areas, and are spaced at intervals ... YouTube Web site for sharing videos. It was registered on Feb. 15, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim, three former employees of the American e-commerce company PayPal. They had the idea that ordinary people would enjoy sharing their "home videos." The company is headquartered in San Bruno, Calif. Yovkov, Yordan Bulgarian short-story writer, novelist, and dramatist whose stories of Balkan peasant life and military experiences show a fine mastery of prose.