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Occupy Wall Street

Why Wall Street occupied so many minds in 2011 by Jennie Wood Poster Credit: Adbusters Related Links Labor and EmploymentEconomy 101Occupy Wall StreetWomen's Rights…

May 1997 News and Events

1997 News Month-By-Month World Labor Party Victorious in British Election (May 2): Tony Blair leads historic sweep to end 18 years of Conservative rule. Oxford-educated lawyer, 43, had…

January 1998 News and Events

1998 News Month-By-Month World Netanyahu Survives Parliamentary Test (Jan. 4): Israeli Prime Minister's majority threatened by resignation of Foreign Minister David Levy. (Jan. 5): Netanyahu…

June 1999 News and Events

1999 News Month-By-MonthWorldEuropean Union Plans Military Role (June 3): Will create command headquarters and forces of its own for peacekeeping and peacemaking missions.African National…

2022 Winter Olympics: Competing Countries

 91 countries to compete at Beijing, including two newcomers Source: AP Photo/Ivan SekretarevRelated Links 2022 Winter Olympics Memorable Olympic Moments Birth of the Modern Olympics…

Pacific Ocean

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Pacific Ocean, largest and deepest ocean, c.70,000,000 sq mi (181,300,000 sq km), occupying about one third of the earth's surface; named by the explorer Ferdinand Magellan; the…

Chinese Dynasties (table)

(Encyclopedia) Chinese Dynasties Dynasty Characteristics and History Hsia c.1994–c.1523 b.c. Semilegendary Emperor Yu built irrigation channels, reclaimed land. Bronze weapons, chariots,…

March 2005

WorldLeftist Government Assumes Power in Uruguay (March 1): Tabaré Vázquez, a Socialist, sworn in as president. Inauguration marks the first time in the country's history the left is in…