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Bush, Vannevar

(Encyclopedia) Bush, VannevarBush, Vannevarvănˈəvər [key], 1890–1974, American electrical engineer and physicist, b. Everett, Mass., grad. Tufts College (B.S., 1913). He went to Massachusetts…

Turpan

(Encyclopedia) TurpanTurpant&oobreve;rˈpänˈ [key] or TurfanTurpant&oobreve;rˈfänˈ [key], town and oasis (1994 est. pop. 64,300), in the Turpan depression (c.5,000 sq mi/12,950 sq km), E…

Sistani, Ali Husaini

(Encyclopedia) Sistani, Ali Husaini or HusayniSistani, Ali Husaini or Husayniäˈlē h&oomacr;sānˈ sĭs-stänˈē [key] or Ali Hussein al-SistaniSistani, Ali Husaini or Husaynih&oomacr;sānˈē äl– […

January 1997 News and Events

1997 News Month-By-Month World Two Sentenced to Death in Rwanda Massacre (Jan. 3): Court condemns Hutu men in first attempt to punish those responsible for half a million killings in 1994.…

October 2001 News and Events

World Suicide Bombers Kill Dozens in Kashmir (Oct. 1): Car bomb kills at least 38 in Srinagar, increasing Indian-Pakistani tension. Pakistan-based Islamic militants claim responsibility. Serbs…

November 2001 News and Events

World Five Bosnian Serbs Convicted (Nov. 2): Found guilty by UN tribunal for actions in notorious prison system set up by Serbs during Bosnian war. Moderate Protestant Reelected in Ulster (Nov. 6…

April 1999 News and Events

1999 News Month-By-MonthWorldAllies Destroy Danube Bridge in Serbia (April 1): Also attack Serbian mechanized column involved in purges of Kosovo residents. Capture of three U.S. soldiers,…

Our History

Over Eight Decades of Infoplease Infoplease.com has a long and remarkable history, from its origins as a radio program to its current status as a comprehensive and engaging encyclopedia website for…

Illinois

  Illinois State Information Capital: Springfield Official Name: State of Illinois Organized as a territory/republic: February 3, 1809 Entered Union (21): December 3, 1818 (21st state) Present…

Gorton, Samuel

(Encyclopedia) Gorton, Samuel, c.1592–1677, Anglo-American religious leader, founder of Warwick, R.I., b. near Manchester, England. Seeking religious freedom, he emigrated to America (1637) but,…