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Oman Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note OmanA mosque in Muscat, Oman, June 9, 2007. [© AP Images] PROFILEOFFICIAL NAME:Sultanate of OmanGeographyArea: About 309,500 sq. km. (approximately the…

South Korea Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note South KoreaChogye temple, Seoul, South Korea, May 5, 2006. [© AP Images] PROFILEOFFICIAL NAME:Republic of KoreaGeographyArea: 98,477 sq. km. (38,022 sq. mi…

Jean Baptiste Point du Sable Biography

Jean Baptiste Point du Sablefounder of ChicagoBorn: c. 1750Birthplace: St. Marc, Saint-Domingue (present-day Haiti) Du Sable had a French father and an African-born slave mother. He was…

Charles Schuveldt DEWEY, Congress, IL (1880-1980)

DEWEY Charles Schuveldt , a Representative from Illinois; born in Cadiz, Harrison County, Ohio, November 10, 1880; moved in infancy to Chicago, Ill.; attended the public schools and St. Paul's…

Byron Lindberg JOHNSON, Congress, CO (1917-2000)

JOHNSON Byron Lindberg , a Representative from Colorado; born in Chicago, Ill., October 12, 1917; graduated from Oconomowoc High School, Oconomowoc, Wis., 1933; B.A., University of Wisconsin,…

Edwin Carl JOHNSON, Congress, CO (1884-1970)

Senate Years of Service: 1937-1955 Party: Democrat JOHNSON Edwin Carl , a Senator from Colorado; born in Scandia, Republic County, Kans., January 1, 1884; moved with his parents to a cattle ranch…

Madeline

Director:Daisy von Scherler MayerWriters:Malia Scotch Marmo, Mark Levin and Jennifer FlackettDirector of Photography:Pierre AimEditor:Jeffrey WolfMusic:Michel LegrandProduction Designer:Hugo…

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Director:Terry GilliamWriters:Terry Gilliam, Tony Grisoni, Tod Davies and Alex CoxDirector of Photography:Nicola PecoriniEditor:Lesley WalkerMusic:Ray CooperProduction Designer:Alex…