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November 2007
Here are the key news events of the month organized into three categories: World News, U.S. News, and Business, Society, and Science News. World Pakistani President Declares State…2006 News of the Nation
—By Borgna Brunner (as of Sept. 28) Presidential Power and Terrorism In response to what he has called a “new kind of war,” President Bush has sought a significant expansion of executive powers…global warming
(Encyclopedia) global warming, the gradual increase of the temperature of the earth's lower atmosphere as a result of the increase in greenhouse gases since the Industrial Revolution. Global warming…News of the World, 2007
2007 news of the world from Iraq to Sudan by Beth Rowen Related Links 2007 Year in Review 2007 People in the News 2007 Places in…2004 World History
Viktor Yushchenko (1954– ) 2004 Former Enron CFO Andrew Fastow pleads guilty to defrauding Enron (Jan. 13). Bush proposes ambitious space program that includes flights to the Moon, Mars…November 2006
WorldTaiwanese President Accused of Corruption (Nov. 3): Prosecutors indict Wu Shu-chen, the wife of President Chen Shui-ban, charging that she spent $450,000 in public funds on personal…June 2005
WorldSuicide Bomber Strikes in Afghanistan (June 1): At least 20 people killed, including Kabul police chief, in attack on mosque in Kandahar. European Constitution in Jeopardy (June 1):…Biographies of Notable U.S. Immigrants
Biographies of Notable U.S. Immigrants A-H | H-M | N-S | T-Z Charlize Theron, actor Chinua Achebe , writer Christiane Amanpour, TV news correspondent Elizabeth Arden,…LGBT Pride Month | Biographies of Notable Individuals
Singer Sam Smith A-H | H-M | N-S | T-Z Berenice Abbott, photographer Sam Adams, political figure Jane Addams, activist Alvin Ailey, dancer and choreographer Clay Aiken, singer,…Entertainment News from May 1997
Eddie MurphyArchive Photos1News Corp.'s Preston Padden resigns. Padden orchestrated the $1-billion direct-broadcast satellite merger between News Corp. and EchoStar that is beginning to show…