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Description: Martin Luther King, Jr.

Date: 1964

 

Source:

Library of Congress.

New York World-Telegram & Sun Collection

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3c26559

 

Author: Dick DeMarsico, World Telegram staff photographer

high resolution version from

http://memory.loc.gov/master/pnp/cph/3c20000/3c26000/3c26500/3c26559u.tif
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Martin_Luther_King_Jr_NYWTS.jpg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

M&S

 

Marks and Spencer        UK

 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2006/jan/05/
retail.marksspencer 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2004/jun/23/
marksspencer.money

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Macca

 

Sir Paul McCartney        UK

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/nov/29/
paul-mccartney-the-fireman-interview

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAD

 

mutually assured destruction

 

http://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2015/aug/05/
hiroshima-nuclear-guide-anniversary-atomic-bomb

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAGA

 

Make America Great Again

 

https://www.gocomics.com/nickanderson/2020/09/10

 

https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/politics/
100000005545308/maga-day-an-interview-with-steve-bannon.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MASH

 

Mobile Army Surgical Hospital        USA

 

 

 

 

Korean War

 

Date taken: 1952

 

Photographer: Michael Rougier

Life Images

http://images.google.com/hosted/life/5edd4a3360cb7c05.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/04/
movies/04gould.html

 

http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/64361/MASH/overview

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Her Maj

 

Her Majesty        UK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Man Utd

 

Manchester United        UK

 

https://www.manutd.com/ 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mass.

 

Massachusetts        USA

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/27/
travel/36-hours-in-provincetown-mass.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

M.B.A.

 

Master of Business Administration        USA

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/05/
opinion/l05mba.html

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/30/
business/30oath.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MBE

 

Member of the Order of the British Empire        UK

 

https://www.gov.uk/honours  

 

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2008/dec/30/
new-years-honours-list-mbe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MBI

 

Mississippi Bureau of Investigation        USA

 

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/08/27/
491628093/mississippi-man-charged-with-murder-of-two-nuns

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MC

 

Master of Ceremony

 

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/feb/09/
rising-stars-uk-hip-hop

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MDMA

 

Methyl​enedioxy​methamphetamine

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/08/14/
746614170/mdma-aka-ecstasy-shows-promise-as-a-ptsd-treatment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Me.

 

Maine, USA

 

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/07/28/
travel/what-to-do-36-hours-portland-me.html

 

http://travel.nytimes.com/2011/07/17/
travel/36-hours-in-bar-harbor.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ME

 

Myalgic encephalopathy

 

http://www.theguardian.com/education/video/2013/aug/15/
how-i-got-my-a-levels-at-a-virtual-school-video

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MENA

 

 Middle Eastern or North African

 

http://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2017/03/11/
519548276/for-some-arab-americans-checking-a-census-box-is-complicated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEP

 

Member of European Parliament

 

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/dec/09/fracking-laws-dash-for-gas 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2006/jan/18/equitablelife.business 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/may/10/northernireland.eu1

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2005/may/05/money.workandcareers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MERS

 

Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus

 

http://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/mers/index.html

 

 

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/may/11/
worry-about-catching-mers-middle-east-respiratory-syndrome

 

http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2014/05/02/309038651/
mers-virus-comes-to-us-but-risk-to-public-is-deemed-low

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Met

 

Metropolitan Police        UK

 

https://beta.met.police.uk/

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/may/15/immigration.ukcrime

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MFA

 

Master of Fine Arts        USA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.npr.org/2018/06/16/
620105093/old-in-art-school-an-mfa-inspires-a-memoir-of-age

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MI5 / MI6

 

Military Intelligence        UK

 

https://www.mi5.gov.uk/

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2007/apr/10/northernireland.northernireland 

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2007/apr/10/northernireland.northernireland 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2005/sep/04/uk.Whitehall

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

M.I.A.

 

Missing In Action        USA

 

http://www.npr.org/2015/04/29/
402642421/40-years-after-the-vietnam-war-families-still-search-for-answers

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/25/
opinion/25friedman.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mich.

 

Michigan        USA

 

http://www.npr.org/2016/05/04/
476648805/amid-water-crisis-obama-prepares-to-visit-flint

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minn.

 

Minneapolis        USA

 

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/09/18/
494455407/mass-stabbing-attack-in-minn-mall-injures-at-least-eight-people

http://www.npr.org/2016/07/07/
485049343/minn-man-shot-by-police-while-inside-a-car-with-a-woman-and-child

 

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-08-01-bridge-collapse_N.htm

 

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-10-10-cabbies-culture_x.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Miss.

 

Mississippi        USA

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/10/us/
jackson-mourns-mayor-with-militant-past-who-won-over-skeptics.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

M.I.T.

 

Massachusetts Institute of Technology        USA

 

http://www.mit.edu/

 

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/16/us/
charles-m-vest-72-president-of-mit-and-a-leader-in-online-education-dies.html

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2011/may/18/
mit-massachusetts-150-years-genius

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mkts

 

Markets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MLB

 

Major League Baseball

 

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/02/20/
587181780/rules-for-2018-aim-to-speed-up-how-long-it-takes-to-play-a-mlb-game

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MLK

 

Martin Luther King        USA

 

 

 

 

Dave Granlund

Cagle

August 22, 2011

http://www.cagle.com/news/civil-rights-2012/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.cagle.com/news/civil-rights-2012/

 

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-01-15-king-holiday_x.htm

 

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-12-26-passages-scott-king_x.htm 

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-01-12-mlk-memorial_x.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MMR

 

Measles, Mumps, Rubella

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2013/apr/25/measles-mmr-the-essential-guide

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/life-and-physics/2013/apr/19/mmr

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2013/apr/03/mmr-jab-measles-cases-easter

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2010/jan/28/andrew-wakefield-mmr-vaccine

 

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2007/jul/16/health.medicineandhealth 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2005/may/13/health.medicineandhealth 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2004/sep/10/politics.research

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mo.

 

Missouri        USA

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/11/us/
michael-brown-ferguson-police-shooting-video.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MoD

 

Ministry of Defence

 

 

 

 

  The Guardian        p. 6        8 January 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence  

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/ministry-of-defence

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/03/
drones-gavin-williamson-mod-isis 

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/jan/21/mod-gamble-prince-harry-afghanistan

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/oct/15/mod-military-arms-firms

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/apr/17/terminators-drone-strikes-mod-ethics

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/oct/03/mod-execution-prisoner-afghan-soldier

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/blog/2009/dec/04/ufo-hotline-closes-down-mod

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/may/28/british-pilots-afghanistan-thermobaric-weapons

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/feb/15/afghanistan.military 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2007/apr/10/northernireland.northernireland

 

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2006/may/08/freedomofinformation.politics 

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/apr/19/military.immigrationpolicy

                                                                                                      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MoMA

 

Museum of Modern Art        NYC, USA

 

https://www.moma.org/  

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/09/
arts/design/soundings-features-art-with-audio-elements.html

 

http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/09/11/
why-it-now-costs-25-to-get-into-moma

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

moocs

 

massive online open courses

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/26/
technology/moocs-online-learning.html

 

http://www.theguardian.com/education/2014/aug/19/
moocs-man-leading-uk-foray-simon-nelson-futurelearn

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/13/
opinion/sunday/bruni-colleges-identity-crisis.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2013/apr/29/
massive-open-online-courses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MoT

 

Ministry of Transport        UK

 

http://www.safermotoring.co.uk/mots-ministry-transport.html 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mothers

 

Motherfuckers (slang)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MP

 

Member of Parliament        UK

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/jul/27/uk-arctic-drilling

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2011/aug/24/gcse-pupils-must-do-traditional-subjects

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/jan/21/mps-interview-candidate-bbc-trust

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/feb/04/mps-lords-expenses-charges

 

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2005/dec/15/immigrationpolicy.foodanddrink

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MP3

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MP3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MPC

 

Monetary policy committee

 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2011/oct/09/third-round-quanititative-easing-possible

 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2007/apr/05/businesscomment.interestrates 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2005/nov/24/interestrates.politics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

M.P.H. / mph

 

miles per hour

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/01/business/01oil.html

 

 

 

 The Guardian        Weekend        p. 46        19 November 2005

                                                                  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mr
 

 

Mister

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MRAP

 

Mine Resistant Ambush Protected        USA

 

http://www.usatoday.com/news/military/2008-02-25-mraps-marines_N.htm

 

http://www.usatoday.com/news/military/2007-12-19-mraps_N.htm

http://www.usatoday.com/news/military/2007-09-18-mrap_N.htm 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MRI

 

Magnetic resonance imaging

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/apr/29/
mri-fears-claustrophobia-migranes-cancer-treatments

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/17/
booming/inspired-by-denise.html

 

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/07/
brain-scan/

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/19/
health/19magnet.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MRSA

 

Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus

 

 

 

 7 March 2005

 

 

 

 

http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/03/18/
519217051/my-unlovely-lady-lump-when-mrsa-is-ugly-but-not-life-threatening

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

M.S. / MS

 

Multiple Sclerosis

 

 

 

The Guardian        p. 28        29 December 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/07/
books/nancy-mairs-dead-author.html

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/04/
sports/for-runner-with-ms-no-pain-while-racing-no-feeling-at-the-finish.html

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/feb/05/multiple-sclerosis-sunshine-vitamin-d

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/jul/29/lords-ruling-assisted-suicide

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/03/health/03tysabri.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ms

 

- Manuscript

 

- Used as a courtesy title

before the surname or full name of a woman or girl:

Ms. Doe; Ms. Jane Doe.

http://www.answers.com/topic/ms-2?cat=entertainment
 

 

 

 

G2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MSA

 

Multiple System Atrophy

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/video/2013/may/07/msa-memories-daughter-video

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MSP

 

Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)

 

https://www.parliament.scot/msps.aspx   

 

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2009/jul/30/
scotland-considers-assisted-suicide-law 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mss

 

Manuscripts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MTA

 

 

Metropolitan Transportation Authority        USA

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/23/nyregion/
23subway.html

 

 

 

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