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General Sani Abacha 1998 Deaths

General Sani Abacha Age: 54 brutal Nigerian dictator accused of numerous human rights violations. Died: June 8, 1998.A - FBella Abzug

Why Did General Motors Stall?

General Motors knew about defective ignition switches for almost a decade before ordering recalls   General Motors Headquarters in Detroit Photo Credit: KiwiDeaPi Related Links U.S.…

Boyoma Falls

(Encyclopedia) Boyoma FallsBoyoma Fallsbōyōˈmə [key], formerly Stanley Falls, seven cataracts on the Lualaba River, extending c.60 mi (100 km) between Kisangani and Ubundu, N central Congo (Kinshasa…

Gardner, Erle Stanley

(Encyclopedia) Gardner, Erle Stanley, 1889–1970, American detective-story writer, b. Malden, Mass. He served as a trial lawyer for many years. About 1921 he began writing detective stories for…

Fish, Stanley Eugene

(Encyclopedia) Fish, Stanley Eugene, 1938–, American literary critic and educator, b. Providence, R.I.; grad. Univ. of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1959), Yale Univ. (M.A., 1960; Ph.D., 1962). Fish has taught…

Gossen, Hermann Heinrich

(Encyclopedia) Gossen, Hermann HeinrichGossen, Hermann Heinrichhĕrˈmän hīnˈrĭkh gôˈsən [key], 1810–58, German economist, little known in his lifetime. His work, Entwicklung der Gesetze des…