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September 2016: Pope Francis Canonizes Mother Teresa
U.S. News | Disasters & Science News Here's a slideshow depicting the major world news events of September 2016. 1.…Steitz, Thomas Arthur
(Encyclopedia) Steitz, Thomas Arthur, 1940–2018, American biophysicist and biochemist, b. Milwaukee, Ph.D. Harvard, 1966. Steitz was a professor at Yale from 1970 and a researcher at the Howard…Khan, Ali Akbar
(Encyclopedia) Khan, Ali AkbarKhan, Ali Akbarälēˈ ăkˈbär khän [key], 1922–2009, Indian musician, b. Shivpur, East Bengal (now Bangladesh). A master of the sarod, a lutelike 25-stringed N Indian…Mondavi, Robert Gerald
(Encyclopedia) Mondavi, Robert GeraldMondavi, Robert Geraldməndäˈvē [key], 1913–2008, American vintner who was in the forefront of establishing California as a major table-wine-producing region and…halo, in meteorology
(Encyclopedia) halo, in meteorology, short-lived circles or arcs, and less commonly spikes and crosses, of colored or whitish light surrounding the moon or sun or in clouds as seen from above. A halo…Wright, Richard
(Encyclopedia) Wright, Richard, 1908–60, American author. An African American born on a Mississippi plantation, Wright struggled through a difficult childhood and worked to educate himself. He moved…Italy Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Italy Index: People and History Government Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Italy Relations PEOPLE AND HISTORYItaly is largely…The Movies of 2001
About Adam A.I. Artificial Intelligence Ali Along Came a Spider Amelie American Outlaws American Pie 2 America's Sweethearts Amores Perros Angel Eyes The…Ramakrishnan, Venkatraman
(Encyclopedia) Ramakrishnan, Venkatraman, 1952–, American molecular biologist, b. India, Ph.D. Ohio Univ., 1976. He was a researcher at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (1982–83) and at Brookhaven…salsa
(Encyclopedia) salsa salsa sälˈsə, sôlˈ– [key], American popular music developed largely in New York City during…Trending
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