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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…Stavisky Affair
(Encyclopedia) Stavisky AffairStavisky Affairstävēskēˈ [key], financial and political scandal that shook France in 1934. Serge Alexandre Stavisky, a swindler associated with the municipal pawnshop of…Weizman, Ezer
(Encyclopedia) Weizman, EzerWeizman, Ezerāˈzər vītˈsmän [key], 1924–2005, Israeli military officer and politician, president of Israel (1993–2000), b. Tel Aviv. A nephew of Chaim Weizmann, he helped…Bermuda Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Bermuda Index: Historical Highlights Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations and U.S.-Bermudian Relations HISTORICAL…Bottom Line
Related links: The International Monetary FundThe U.S. SenateThe U.S. House of RepresentativesTreasury & Commerce Analysis Showing Impact of Asian Crisis on Individual StatesThe World…Jeremiah Millbank Biography
Jeremiah Millbankfinancier, philanthropistBorn: 1887Birthplace: New York City With the money he made from founding his own investment banking firm on in 1926, he established the Institute for…Wealth and Poverty: Other Aspects of Wealth and Poverty
Other Aspects of Wealth and PovertyWealth and PovertyIntroductionWhat Is Poverty?Who's Got How Much?Why Incomes Are Becoming More UnequalWhat's the Government's Role?Other Aspects of Wealth and…Abraham Beame 2001 Deaths
Abraham BeameAge: 94 politician who served as mayor of New York City (1974 to 1977). He managed to keep the city financially afloat in 1975 and 1976 amid the city's worst financial crisis.…1998 News of the World
South Asia's Nuclear States Asian Financial Crisis Trickles DownThe Russian Market CollapseKosovo BleedsA Small Step for Middle East Peace…A Giant Step for Northern IrelandTallest Buildings in the World Slideshow
by Beth Rowen For thousands of years, buildings have been used to show off power and wealth, to honor leaders or religions, to stretch architectural limits, and even to…Trending
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