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Hestor Lockhart STEVENS, Congress, MI (1803-1864)

STEVENS Hestor Lockhart , a Representative from Michigan; born in Lima, Livingston County, N.Y., October 1, 1803; attended the common schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced…

Fernando Belaúnde Terry 2002 Deaths

Fernando Belaúnde TerryAge: 89 architect who served as president of Peru twice (1963–68, 1980–85). He went into exile after a coup in 1968. He returned to Peru in the late 1970s and was…

December 2001 Disasters

Dec. 23–31, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil: Flooding and landslides caused by heavy rains killed 60–70 people, mainly in the mountain resort city of Petropolis near Rio de Janeiro on Christmas…

1997 Liberatadores Cup: Final

Aug. 6Lima (45,000)Sporting Cristal 0, Cruziero 0Aug. 13Belo Horizonte (95,472)Cruzeiro 1, Sporting Cristal 0Cruzeiro wins on aggregate, 1-0SemifinalsSouth America

Isabel Allende Biography

Isabel AllendeAuthorBorn: 8/2/1942Birthplace: Lima, Peru The daughter of a diplomat, best-selling author Isabel Allende spent her childhood in South America, Europe, and the Middle East. As a…

Terrorism: Peru and Algeria

1997 News of the World In Peru, Tupac Amaru rebels took approximately 600 people hostage at the residence of the Japanese ambassador in Lima during a reception on December 17, 1996. President…

James A. HIMES, Congress, CT (1966)

HIMES James A. , a Representative from Connecticut; born in Lima, Peru, July 5, 1966; graduated from Hopewell Valley Central High School, Pennington, N.J.; A.B., Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass…

William Shakespeare: Comedy of Errors, Act IV

Act IVScene IA public placeEnter Second Merchant, Angelo, and an OfficerSecond MerchantYou know since Pentecost the sum is due, And since I have not much importuned you; Nor now I had not,…

John Herbert Dillinger Biography

John Herbert Dillingerbank robber, murdererBorn: 6/22/1903Birthplace: Indianapolis, Indiana Famous bank robber and cold-blooded killer who terrorized the Midwest during the early '30s, John…

Rufus H. KING, Congress, NY (1820-1890)

KING Rufus H. , a Representative from New York; born in Rensselaerville, Albany County, N.Y., January 20, 1820; completed preparatory studies and was graduated from Wesleyan University, Lima, N.Y…