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Luzzatti, Luigi

(Encyclopedia) Luzzatti, LuigiLuzzatti, Luigil&oomacr;ēˈjē l&oomacr;t-tsätˈtē [key], 1841–1927, Italian political leader and economist. As minister of finance in several cabinets and as…

Tall Ships:

Danmark, Capitan Miranda, Niagara, HMS Bounty by David Johnson The Danish navy's Danmark The HMS Bounty Danmark The full-rigged Danmark, from Copenhagen, serves as a six-…

Russian Revolution: The February Revolution

The February Revolution Related Links Russian Revolution: OriginsRussian Revolution: 1905 RevolutionCommunist PartyMoscowFabergé Eggs By March, 1917 (the end of Feb., 1917, O.S…

The Holocaust (1933–1945)

“Holocaust” is the term describing the Nazi annihilation of about 6 million Jews (two thirds of the pre-World War II European Jewish population), including 4,500,000 from Russia, Poland, and…

December 2001 News and Events

World Terrorist Bombings Kill 25 in Israel (Dec. 2): Third Palestinian suicide attack in about 12 hours kills 16 on city bus in Haifa, Israel. Israelis tighten security after series of bombings…

Fischer, Fritz

(Encyclopedia) Fischer, Fritz, 1908–99, German historian. Appointed professor at the Univ. of Hamburg in 1948 (emeritus after 1973), he became famous as the result of his book Griff nach der…