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Bob Backus Biography
Bob BackusAge: 72 weight thrower who won seven consecutive American titles in the 56-pound event (1953-59), seven in eight years in the 35-pound event and one in the hammer throw during a…1999 Deaths: A - F
Alice AdamsJoey AdamsJoe AdcockMartin AgronskyDolores Jimenez AlcantaraAvery C. AlexanderForrest (Forddy) AndersonBob BackusAbdel-Latif BaghdadiHerman BallIan BannenLeon BarzinLionel…Daisy Bates Biography
Daisy BatesAge: 84 civil rights leader whose tireless efforts led to the desegregation of Little Rock, Arkansas' Central High School. She guided nine students in their 1957 crusade to enroll…Syria Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note SyriaThe Ommayad Mosque, Damascus, Syria, October 20, 2005. [© AP Images] PROFILEOFFICIAL NAME:Syrian Arab RepublicGeographyArea: 185,170 sq. km. (71,504…Egypt
(Encyclopedia) CE5 CE5 Egypt Egypt ēˈjĭpt [key], Arab. Misr, biblical Mizraim,…2014 World News: Egypt
Court Drops Charges Against Mubarak Gen. Abdel Fattah el-Sisi Related Links Egypt Country Profile 2014 Year in Review 2014 News of…Qutb, Sayyid
(Encyclopedia) Qutb, SayyidQutb, Sayyidsīˈyĭd kŭˈtəb [key], 1906–66, Egyptian Islamist whose critique of modern civilization and Islam provides the theoretical underpinnings for many contemporary…Lynne Stewart, 2002 News
New York defense attorney, was indicted in April for allegedly helping client Omar Abdel Rahman, the Egyptian sheik convicted of planning the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center, to pass…Sheik Ahmed Yassin, 2004 News
spiritual leader and founder of Hamas, was assassinated by Israeli forces in March. Israeli officials acknowledged they intended to kill Yassin, who they blame for organizing terrorist…Kuwait
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Kuwait or KowaitKowaitk&oobreve;wātˈ [key], officially State of Kuwait, constitutional emirate (2015 est. pop. 3,936,000), 6,177 sq mi (16,000 sq km), NE Arabian peninsula,…Trending
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