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Election Cliffhanger

The neck-and-neck race, however, continued well beyond election day, Nov. 7th. Results were so close that at different times on election night and into the early hours of Nov. 8, each of…

2000 World History

Hillary Clinton(1947–)Vladimir Putin(1952–)Vicente Fox Quesada(1942–)Vojislav Kostunica(1944– )2000Socialist president, Ricardo Lagos, elected in Chile (Jan. 16). George W. Bush and Al Gore…

2001 World History

Yasir Arafat(1929–2004)Ariel Sharon(1928– )Mohammad Khatami(1943–)World Trade CenterHamid Karzai(1957– )2001Congo president Laurent Kabila assassinated by bodyguard (Jan. 16). In final days…

October 2006

WorldRunoff Election Necessary in Brazil (Oct. 1): Incumbent president Luiz Inácio da Silva fails to win a majority in presidential election, taking 48.65% of the vote. He'll face Geraldo…

November 2001 News and Events

World Five Bosnian Serbs Convicted (Nov. 2): Found guilty by UN tribunal for actions in notorious prison system set up by Serbs during Bosnian war. Moderate Protestant Reelected in Ulster (Nov. 6…

The Life and Times of JFK, Jr.

July 16 marks the anniversary of Kennedy's tragic plane crash by Beth Rowen John F. Kennedy, Jr., and his wife, Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, died in a small plane on July 16, 1999. The Kennedys John…

Entertainment News from March 2001

1A strike by the Writers Guild of America looks imminent. Talks between the Writers Guild of America and the television and film industry break down. The sticking point is residuals writers…

2006 World History

2006 Coalition forces battle insurgents on the streets of Iraq, as secretarian violence intensifies; see Iraq Timeline 2006 for details (all…