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August 2001 News and Events

World Bosnian Serb Convicted by Hague Court (Aug. 2): International war-crimes tribunal finds former general Radislav Krstic guilty of genocide for role in execution of some 7,000 unarmed Muslim…

Revelation: 7

Revelation Chapter 7 1 And after these things I saw four angels standing on the four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth, that the wind should not blow on the…

Abu Ghraib

(Encyclopedia) Abu Ghraib or Abu GhuraybAbu Ghuraybäˈb&oomacr; grĕb [key], infamous prison located in the town of Abu Ghraib, c.20 mi (32 km) W of Baghdad, Iraq. Built by British contractors in…

mythology

(Encyclopedia) mythology [Greek,=the telling of stories], the entire body of myths in a given tradition, and the study of myths. Students of anthropology, folklore, and religion study myths in…

William Shakespeare: Julius Caesar, Act IV

Act IVScene IA house in RomeAntony, Octavius, and Lepidus, seated at a tableAntonyThese many, then, shall die; their names are prick'd.OctaviusYour brother too must die; consent you, Lepidus?…

1981–1982 Emmy Awards

Outstanding Drama SeriesHill Street Blues (NBC)Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesDaniel J. Travanti, Hill Street BluesOutstanding Lead Actress in a Drama SeriesMichael Learned,…

McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)

Historical BackgroundThroughout the early years of the Republic, the power of the Federal Government had continued to grow. By the second decade of the 19th century, cases pitting advocates…

Brewer's: Tom

Between “Tom” and “Jack” there is a vast difference. “Jack” is the sharp, shrewd, active fellow, but Tom the honest dullard. Counterfeits are “Jack,” but Toms are simply bulky examples of…