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Current Events This Week: December 2023

Top of Page World News | U.S. News | Disaster News | Science & Technology News It's a busy world out there, so that’s why we’ve boiled it all down to our top stories for each week of November…

Biographies: 2015 People in the News

2015 People in the News See also 2014 People in the News 2013 People in the News 2012 People in the News 2011 People in the News 2010 People in the News 2009 People in…

Our Top Stories for the Week of December 5, 2022

It’s been a busy week, from news on the Ukraine and Russia front to climate change effects. Who has time to keep track of it all? That’s why we’ve boiled it all down to our top stories of the week…

Our Top Stories for the Week of October 3, 2022

It’s been a busy week, from international tensions to health decisions. Who has time to keep track of it all? That’s why we’ve boiled it all down to our top stories of the week.   Ukraine/Russia…

Thirlwall, Connop

(Encyclopedia) Thirlwall, ConnopThirlwall, Connopkŏnˈəp thûrlˈwôl [key], 1797–1875, English historian. He was bishop of St. David's, Wales, from 1840. His chief work is his History of Greece (8 vol…

Instinct (Film)

Director:Jon TurteltaubWriter:Gerald DiPegoTouchstone Pictures; 124 minutes; RRelease:6/99Cast:Anthony Hopkins, Cuba Gooding Jr., Donald Sutherland, Maura Tierney What are Anthony Hopkins,…

Year in Review, 2015

Top events for the nation and the world Slideshows News of the Nation Photo source: AP Photo/Eric Gay Campaign 2016, San Bernardino shooting, Boston…

Menzel, Donald Howard

(Encyclopedia) Menzel, Donald Howard, 1901–76, American astrophysicist, b. Florence, Colo. From 1926 to 1932 he was with the Lick Observatory in Calif. In 1932 he joined the faculty at Harvard, where…

Butler, Alban

(Encyclopedia) Butler, Alban, 1710–73, English Roman Catholic priest, compiler of lives of the saints. He was educated at Douai and was president of the English seminary at Saint-Omer. His monumental…

Campbell, Sir Malcolm

(Encyclopedia) Campbell, Sir Malcolm, 1885–1949, English automobile and speedboat racer. A racing enthusiast from boyhood, Campbell set many speed records for motorcycles, airplanes, automobiles, and…