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Helen Gahagan DOUGLAS, Congress, CA (1900-1980)
DOUGLAS Helen Gahagan , a Representative from California; born in Boonton, Morris County, N.J., November 25, 1900; attended the public schools, Berkeley School for Girls, Brooklyn, N.Y., Capen…2005 Alfred I. duPont — Columbia University Awards in Television and Radio Journalism
Administered by Columbia University, the awards recognize excellence in television and radio broadcasting. This year's awards, presented on Jan. 13, 2005 were given for work broadcast between July 1…October 2003
WorldIsrael To Expand Barrier and Settlements (Oct. 1) Government approves expansion of barrier miles into parts of Palestinian-controlled West Bank to protect Jewish settlements. (Oct. 2)…Charles Fenton MERCER, Congress, VA (1778-1858)
MERCER Charles Fenton , a Representative from Virginia; born in Fredericksburg, Va., June 16, 1778; was graduated from Princeton College in 1797; took a postgraduate course in the same college…Women Nobel Prize Winners
Marie Curie was not only the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, in 1903, but she was also the only woman ever to win two Nobel Prizes. Below is a list of all women Nobel Prize…United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
(Encyclopedia) United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), specialized agency of the United Nations, with headquarters in Paris. Its counterpart in the League of…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,…The UN's List of “Stories the World Should Hear More About,” 2006
The United Nations Department of Public Information began keeping a list of “Ten Stories the World Should Hear More About” in 2004. The stories are not ones that have never been reported, but…1997 News of the World: Africa
1997 News of the World Africa has been experiencing one of its most violent periods since the Colonial era, with fighting taking place in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Congo Republic…Recently Suspended Armed Conflicts
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