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Ambrose, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Ambrose, SaintAmbrose, Saintămˈbrōz [key], 340?–397, bishop of Milan, Doctor of the Church, b. Trier, of Christian parents. Educated at Rome, he became (c.372) governor of Liguria and…

genocide

(Encyclopedia) genocide, in international law, the intentional and systematic destruction, wholly or in part, by a government of a national, racial, religious, or ethnic group. Although the term…

Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri Biography

Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri Al-Qaeda's theological leaderBorn: 6/9/1951Birthplace: Cairo, Egypt Born into an affluent family, al-Zawahiri became active in militant Islam at an early age. At 15 he…

Roman Conrad PUCINSKI, Congress, IL (1919-2002)

PUCINSKI Roman Conrad , a Representative from Illinois; born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., May 13, 1919; attended the public schools in Chicago, Ill.; attended Northwestern University, Evanston,…

John Donne: The Damp

The DampWhen I am dead, and doctors know not why, And my friends' curiosity Will have me cut up to survey each part, When they shall find your picture in my heart…

Behind Enemy Lines

Director:John MooreWriters:David Veloz and Zak Penn20th Century Fox; PG-13; 93 minutesRelease:11/01Cast:Owen Wilson, Gene Hackman, Gabriel Macht As many anti-U.S. agitators like to forget and…

Ha Jin Biography

Ha Jin novelist, poetBorn: 1956Birthplace: Liaoning Province, China From the age of 14 until he was 20, Jin served in the People's Liberation Army in China. Upon release, he taught himself…

Black Elk Biography

Black ElkOglala Lakota holy manBorn: 1863Birthplace: Little Powder River, Wyoming Black Elk's life encompassed the U.S.-Sioux wars, the Battle of the Little Big Horn, and the 1890 massacre at…

Rules of Engagement

Director:William FriedkinWriter:Stephen GaghanParamount Pictures; R; 123 minutesRelease:4/00Cast:Tommy Lee Jones, Samuel L. Jackson, Guy Pearce I was unimpressed by The Exorcist, never made…

Joanna Troutman Biography

Joanna TroutmanJohannadesigner of the first Texas flagBorn: 2/19/1818Birthplace: Crawford County, Ga. In 1835, Georgia raised a battalion to fight in Texas, which had issued an appeal for…