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Profiles of Middle Eastern Countries

Read about other countries involved in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict Biographies Key Palestinian Figures Mahmoud AbbasYasir ArafatSala FayyadIsmail HaniyaSheik Ahmed…

Brewer's: Ermine

or Hermine. Littré derives the word from Armenia, and says it is the “Pontic rat” mentioned by Pliny; if so, the better spelling would be “Armine.” Prof. Skeat derives the word from the…

Entertainment Bios — K

Pauline KaelMadeline KahnLawrence KasdanPatrick KavanaghDanny KayeElia KazanBuster KeatonDiane KeatonMichael KeatonCatherine KeenerBob KeeshanHarvey KeitelBrian KeithSally KellermanDavid E.…

British Parliament: The Quartering Act of 1765

The Quartering Act of 1765British Parliament24 March 1765An act to amend and render more effectual, in his Majesty's dominions in America, an act passed in this present session of parliament…

Africa: Rulers

Congo: Rulers Theophile Theodore Joseph Antoine Baron Wahis, governor-general of the Belgian Congo (1900–12) Felix Alexandre Fuch, governor-general of the Belgian Congo (1912–16) Eugene Joseph…

1982 Academy Awards

The 1982 Academy Awards were presented April 11, 1983 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles.Best PictureE.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, producers (…

From Reel Love to Real Love

Movies that inspired off-screen romances Greta Garbo and John Gilbert's onscreen passion ignited a two-year offscreen romance, as well. Valentine Links…

The Masters Tournament Winners

Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Ga. Listed below are the winners of all the Masters Golf Tournament, from 1934 to the current winner. Year Winner Score 1934 Horton Smith 284…

Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: Halloween[1]

by Robert Burns Fragment-Her Flowing LocksTo A Mouse, On Turning Her Up ...Halloween[1] The following poem will, by many readers, be well enough understood; but for the sake of those who…