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(Encyclopedia) magnetosphere: see Van Allen radiation belts.

Muhammad Mohsen Zobeidi, 2003 News

self-proclaimed mayor of Baghdad, was arrested by U.S. troops in April, after repeatedly defying orders to stop claiming authority in the area. A former exile, Zobeidi returned to Iraq after…

Mullah Muhammad Omar, 2001 News

supreme leader of the Taliban, ordered the destruction of all statues in Afghanistan to prevent idol worship. Ancient stone Buddhas, dating back to the 3rd and 5th centuries, were among the…

Muhammad, Murtala Ramat

(Encyclopedia) Muhammad, Murtala Ramat, 1938–1976, Nigerian military officer and politician. A Muslim Hausa from the north, he joined the Nigerian army and was involved in the coup that brought…

Hegira

(Encyclopedia) Hegira or HejiraHegiraboth: hĭjīˈrə, hĕjˈərə [key] [Ar.,=Hijra=breaking off of relations], the departure of the prophet Muhammad from Mecca in Sept., 622. Muhammad was a monotheist and…

Khalid

(Encyclopedia) KhalidKhalidkhäˈlēd [key] (Khalid ibn al-Walid), d. 642, Arab warrior. He assisted the Meccans in attacking (625) Muhammad and the inhabitants of Medina after the battle of Badr.…

John Joseph ALLEN, Jr., Congress, CA (1899-1995)

ALLEN John Joseph, Jr. , a Representative from California; born in Oakland, Alameda County, Calif., November 27, 1899; attended the public schools; while a student in college enlisted during the…

Allen, Mel

(Melvin Israel)sportscasterBirthplace: Birmingham, Ala.Born: 1913Died: 1996

Drury, Allen

novelistBirthplace: HoustonBorn: 1918Died: 1998