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Beth-horon
(Encyclopedia) Beth-horonBeth-horonbĕth-hōˈrən [key], in the Bible, name of two neighboring towns on the northerly road from Lod to Jerusalem. They are the modern Beit Ur at Tahta and Beit Ur al…collective bargaining
(Encyclopedia) collective bargaining, in labor relations, procedure whereby an employer or employers agree to discuss the conditions of work by bargaining with representatives of the employees,…Hopper, Edward
(Encyclopedia) Hopper, Edward, 1882–1967, American painter and engraver, b. Nyack, N.Y., studied in New York City with Robert Henri and other Ashcan School painters. Hopper lived in France for a year…Wood, Grant
(Encyclopedia) Wood, Grant, 1891–1942, American painter, b. Anamosa, Iowa, studied Art Institute of Chicago and in Paris. He experimented with an impressionist style in Paris, but in Munich in 1928…Qatar
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Qatar or KatarKatarboth: kŭˈtər, gŭ–, kətärˈ [key], officially State of Qatar, independent emirate (2015 est. pop. 2,482,000), c.4,400 sq mi (11,400 sq km), E Arabia,…Gamil al-Batouti, 1999 News
59, EgyptAir co-pilot, was suspected of interfering with the controls of EgyptAir 990 in Oct., plunging the Boeing 767 and its 217 passengers and crew members into waters off Massachusetts…Hafez al-Assad 2000 Deaths
Hafez al-AssadAge: 69 dictatorial president of Syria who presided over the country with an iron fist since leading a 1971 military coup. Assad transformed the once insignificant Syria into a…Farouk al-Shara, 1999 News
57, Israeli politician, was elected prime minister of Israel in a landslide victory in May over incumbent Benjamin Netanyahu. Barak immediately restarted talks with Palestinian leader Yasir…Al Gore, Jr., 1999 News
51, vice president, announced his candidacy for president in June. While his pronouncement was not much of a surprise, many were taken aback by Gore's repeated attacks on President Clinton's…Abdel Wahab al-Bayati Biography
Abdel Wahab al-BayatiAge: 73 exiled Iraqi poet who helped initiate the modernist movement in Arab poetry. He was known for his innovative free-verse poetry as well as his leftist political…Trending
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