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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.…

Anatomy and
Physiology: Waterworks

WaterworksAnatomy and PhysiologyThe Excretory SystemWaterworksWhere It All HappensReabsorptionWhen You Gotta Go … As I mentioned in Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Circulation, the kidneys like to…

Women's History Month

Women Rulers of the World   Women's History Month Nobel Winning Scientists Nobel Peace Prize Winners Pulitzer Prize Winners in Literature Pulitzer Prize Winners in…

Slovenia Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Slovenia Index: Geography and People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Defense Foreign Relations and Regional Cooperation U.S.-…

Venezuela Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Venezuela   People hike in the Andean Mountains near Merida, Venezuela, May 17, 1998. [© AP Images]   PROFILE OFFICIAL NAME:Bolivarian Republic of…

Hatshepsut Biography

HatshepsutQueen of EgyptBorn: c. 1472–58 B.C.Birthplace: Egypt Daughter of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Thutmose I, Hatshepsut was the wife and half-sister of Thutmose II. When Thutmose I…

The Devil's Dictionary: Serial

by Ambrose Bierce SENATESEVERALTYSERIAL -n. A literary work, usually a story that is not true, creeping through several issues of a newspaper or magazine. Frequently appended to each…

The Devil's Dictionary: Severalty

by Ambrose Bierce SERIALSHERIFFSEVERALTY -n. Separateness, as, lands in severalty, i.e., lands held individually, not in joint ownership. Certain tribes of Indians are believed now to be…

Stanley A. PROKOP, Congress, PA (1909-1977)

PROKOP Stanley A. , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Throop, Lackawanna County, Pa., July 29, 1909; attended the public schools of Dickson City and Throop; graduated from Villanova (Pa…