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Hare, Sir David

(Encyclopedia) Hare, Sir David, 1947–, British playwright. Hare is a prominent member of the British theatrical left. A founder of the Portable Theatre and the Joint Stock, he became resident…

Campaign 2000: Candidates for Governor

11 states will hold elections in 2000 by Ann-Marie Imbornoni This article was posted on September 26, 2000. RELATED LINKS Candidates for Governor, 2000Governors of…

holiday

(Encyclopedia) holiday [altered from holy day], day set aside for the commemoration of an important event. Holidays are often accompanied by public ceremonies, such as parades and carnivals, and by…

Robert Jones (Rob) PORTMAN, Congress, OH (1955)

Senate Years of Service: 2011- Party: Republican PORTMAN Robert Jones (Rob) , a Senator and a Representative from Ohio; born in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, December 19, 1955; graduated from…

May 2001 News and Events

WorldPope Visits Middle East (May 5 et seq.): John Paul II greeted in Syria by new president, Bashar al-Assad, who publicly accuses Israel of torturing and murdering Palestinians. U.S.…

2005 World History

Mahmoud Abbas(1935– )Mahmoud Ahmadinejad(1956– )Angela Merkel(1954– )Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf(1938– )2005Worldwide aid pours in to help the 11 Asian countries devastated by the Dec. 26, 2004,…

Roethke, Theodore

(Encyclopedia) Roethke, TheodoreRoethke, Theodorerĕtˈkə [key], 1908–63, American poet, b. Saginaw, Mich., educated at the Univ. of Michigan and Harvard. A poet of the Midwest, Roethke combined a love…

Green, Julian

(Encyclopedia) Green, Julian or Julien, 1900–1998, French writer, b. Paris, of American parentage. Except for the years from 1918 to 1922 and from 1940 to 1945, Green lived in France. His 18 novels,…

Jackson, Ketanji Onyika Brown

(Encyclopedia) Jackson, Ketanji Onyika Brown, American lawyer, jurist, and Supreme Court Justice, b. Washington, D.C., 1970; grad. Harvard-Radcliff…