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WorldU.S. Helicopter Downed in Iraq (Nov. 2) In the single deadliest strike since the Iraq war began, guerrillas shoot down an American helicopter, killing 16 U.S. soldiers and injuring 21…African-American Quotations
From Muhammad Ali to Andrew Young Compiled by Ann Marie Imbornoni Try the African-American Quotations Quiz. I never thought of losing, but now that it's…Wild Man Blues
Director:Barbara KoppleDirector of Photography:Tom HurwitzEditor:Lawrence SilkProducer:Jean DoumanianFine Line Features; PG; 104 minutesRelease:4/98With:Woody Allen, Dan Barrett, Greg Cohen,…Islam
(Encyclopedia) IslamIslamĭslämˈ, ĭsˈläm [key], [Arab.,=submission to God], world religion founded by the Prophet Muhammad. Founded in the 7th cent., Islam is the youngest of the three monotheistic…Bollingen Prize in Poetry
The Bollingen Prize in Poetry, a prestigious literary honor given by the Beinecke Library of Yale University, is currently awarded every two years…Sher Ali
(Encyclopedia) Sher AliSher Alishâr älēˈ [key] or Shere AliSher Alishēr älēˈ, shâr [key], 1825–79, emir of Afghanistan (1863–79), son of Dost Muhammad. His succession was opposed by other members of…Tabari
(Encyclopedia) Tabari (Abu Jafar Muhammad ibn Jarir at-Tabari)Tabaritäbäˈrē [key], c.839–c.923, Arab historian and commentator. The name Tabari was given him because he was born in Tabaristan, Persia…Aubusson, Pierre d'
(Encyclopedia) Aubusson, Pierre d'Aubusson, Pierre d'pyĕr dōbüsôNˈ [key], 1423–1503, French soldier, a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, and grand master of the Knights Hospitalers (1476–1503).…Ashura
(Encyclopedia) Ashura, holy day in Islam, the 10th day of the month of Muharram. It commemorates the day Noah left the ark and the day Moses was saved by God from the Egyptians, and is a voluntary…Foreman, George
(Encyclopedia) Foreman, George, 1948–, American boxer, b. Marshall, Tex. A high school dropout, Foreman learned to box in the Job Corps. In 1968 he was the Olympic heavyweight gold medalist. Foreman…Trending
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