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January 2000 News and Events

WorldActing President Takes Charge of Kremlin (Jan. 3): In one of his first actions, Vladimir V. Putin dismisses Tatyana Dyachenko, daughter of former president Boris N. Yeltsin, and other…

October 2007

Here are the key news events of the month organized into three categories: World News, U.S. News, and Business, Society, and Science News. World Blackwater Faces Criticism and…

Hirschfeld, Al

(Encyclopedia) Hirschfeld, Al (Albert Hirschfeld)Hirschfeld, Alhûrshˈfĕld [key], 1903–2003, American graphic artist, b. St. Louis. He and his family moved to New York City when he was 12, and he…

Alamayn, Al

(Encyclopedia) Alamayn, Al, Egypt: see Alamein, El.

Al Basrah

(Encyclopedia) Al Basrah: see Basra, Iraq.

Al Hudaydah

(Encyclopedia) Al Hudaydah: see Hodeida, Yemen.

Al Hufuf

(Encyclopedia) Al Hufuf: see Hofuf.

Davis, Al

(Encyclopedia) Davis, Al (Allen Davis), 1929–2011, American football executive, b. Brockton, Mass. After coaching mainly college teams in the 1950s, he was (1960–62) a coach with the Los Angeles,…