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Index, in the Roman Catholic Church

(Encyclopedia) Index, in the Roman Catholic Church, list of publications forbidden to be read, called Index librorum prohibitorum [list of forbidden books]. This censorship was exercised by the Holy…

Shammah

(Encyclopedia) ShammahShammahshămˈə [key], in the Bible. 1 Jesse's third son. Alternate forms are Shimea, Shimeah, and Shimma. 2 Duke of Edom, grandson of Esau. 3 In the confusing list of David's…

Abu Issa al-Hindi, 2004 News

senior member of al-Qaeda, was arrested in August by British authorities who think he had surveyed potential targets in New York in 2000 and 2001. He was detained after officials in Pakistan…

Fairbanks, Douglas

(Encyclopedia) Fairbanks, Douglas, 1883–1939, American movie actor, b. Denver. From 1901 to 1914, Fairbanks appeared on stage in light comedies. In 1915 he began making movies, becoming the…

Ten Most Wanted List

The Ten Most Wanted List A history by David Johnson Alleged U.S. Embassy terrorist Osama bin Laden. (Source/FBI) Boston organized crime figure James J. 'Whitey' Bulger. (Source/FBI) Related…

Top Ten Lists of 2009

Find top ten lists aboout world, U.S., and entertainment issues U.S. Richest Americans Best Beaches Best Hospitals Most and Least Polluting Cars Most Dangerous States…

Top Ten Lists of 2010

Top ten lists covering international, U.S., and entertainment issues U.S. Richest Americans Best Beaches Best Hospitals Most and Least Polluting Cars Most Dangerous…

List of Dinosaurs... By U.S. State!

Top of Page Source: iStockState symbols have been around since 1893, when the World Fair in Chicago featured a National Garland of Flowers with a flower for each of the fifty states. While these…

Schindler, Oskar

(Encyclopedia) Schindler, Oskar, 1908–74, German industrialist who saved more than a thousand Jews during the Holocaust. A Catholic and a member of the National Socialist (Nazi) party, Schindler…

Progressive party

(Encyclopedia) Progressive party, in U.S. history, the name of three political organizations, active, respectively, in the presidential elections of 1912, 1924, and 1948. At Philadelphia in…