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WorldSudan Leader Killed in Crash (Aug. 1): Government confirms that John Garang, leader of the opposition Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) who was recently named vice president, had…William Shakespeare: Measure for Measure, Act II, Scene III
Scene IIIA room in a prisonEnter, severally, Duke Vincentio disguised as a friar, and ProvostDuke VincentioHail to you, provost! so I think you are.ProvostI am the provost. What's your will,…William Henry Harrison Biography
William Henry HarrisonBorn: 2/9/1773Birthplace: Charles City County, Va. William Henry Harrison was born in Charles City County, Va., on Feb. 9, 1773. Joining the army in 1791, he was active…Millard Fillmore Biography
Millard FillmoreBorn: 1/7/1800Birthplace: Cayuga County, N.Y. Millard Fillmore was born at Locke, Cayuga County, N.Y., on Jan. 7, 1800. A lawyer, he entered politics with the Anti-Masonic…Benjamin Harrison Biography
Benjamin HarrisonBorn: 8/20/1833Birthplace: North Bend, Ohio Benjamin Harrison was born in North Bend, Ohio, on Aug. 20, 1833, the grandson of William Henry Harrison, the ninth president. A…July 2004 Disasters
June, July, and Aug., South Asia: The worst monsoon flooding in fifteen years in India, Nepal, and Bangladesh left up to 5 million homeless, killed more than 1800 people with at least 600 in…The Who Biography
The Whorock band One of the seminal rock bands of the 1960s and 1970s. Roger Daltrey on vocals, Pete Townshend on guitar, and John Entwistle on bass played together in earlier incarnations as…Everest Timeline
A chronology of the world's highest peak by Borgna Brunner 1852–1920 1921–1953 1955–1978 1996–Present 1852 The Great Trigonometrical Survey of India…U.S. Hurricanes
Find data about the most intense and deadliest hurricanes to strike the U.S. Figures include U.S. deaths only, except where noted. Damages are actual cost in U.S. dollars, followed in parentheses by…November 2018 Current Events: World News
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