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The Houthis of Yemen
The history of the rebel group that has overthrown the government Map of YemenRelated Links Yemen Country Profile Saudi Arabia Country Profile 2015…Glass, Philip
(Encyclopedia) Glass, Philip, 1937–, American composer, b. Baltimore. Considered one of the most innovative of contemporary composers, he was a significant figure in the development of minimalism in…Hughes, Charles Evans
(Encyclopedia) Hughes, Charles EvansHughes, Charles Evanshy&oomacr;z [key], 1862–1948, American statesman and jurist, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1910–16), U.S. secretary of…Sudan Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Sudan Index: People History Economy Defense Foreign Relations PEOPLE Sudan's population is one of the most diverse on the African continent. There…2012 World News: Syria
As Casualties Mount, No End in Sight in Syria's Civil War by Beth Rowen Bashar AssadRelated Links Syria Country Profile 2012 Year in…Significant Ongoing Armed Conflicts, 2014
The following table shows where wars and armed conflicts are raging Main warring parties Year began1 Middle East…Versailles, Treaty of
(Encyclopedia) Versailles, Treaty of, any of several treaties signed in the palace of Versailles, France. For the Treaty of Versailles of 1783, which ended the American Revolution, see Paris, Treaty…Hanks, Tom
(Encyclopedia) Hanks, Tom, 1956–, American film actor, b. Concord, Calif., as Thomas Jeffrey Hanks. In 1980 he acted in his first film, and in 1980–82 he co-starred in a television sitcom. Hanks…Lusitania, ship
(Encyclopedia) Lusitania, liner under British registration, sunk off the Irish coast by a German submarine on May 7, 1915. In the sinking, 1,198 persons lost their lives, 128 of whom were U.S.…Brady, Mathew B.
(Encyclopedia) Brady, Mathew B., c.1823–96, American pioneer in photography, b. Warren co., N.Y. Brady learned the daguerreotype process from S. F. B. Morse and in 1844 opened his own photographic…Trending
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