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Digby, George

(Encyclopedia) Digby, George: see Bristol, George Digby, 2d earl of.

Terrorism on the Homefront

—Borgna Brunner The transition from the 42nd to 43rd president was troubled on both sides. George W. Bush was inaugurated on Jan. 20, 2001, following one of the most disputed presidential…

December 2000 News and Events

WorldMexico President Inaugurated (Dec. 1): Vicente Fox Quesada promises to share power as the country's first opposition president in 71 years.Europe Acts to Curb Mad Cow Disease (Dec. 4):…

George, Henry

(Encyclopedia) George, Henry, 1839–97, American economist, founder of the single tax movement, b. Philadelphia. Of a poor family, his formal education was cut short at 14, and in 1857 he emigrated to…

Fort George

(Encyclopedia) Fort George, river, c.480 mi (770 km) long, rising in Lake Nichicun, E Que., Canada. It flows W into James Bay at Fort George, a Hudson's Bay Company trading post.