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December 1999 News and Events

1999 News Month-By-MonthWorldNorthern Ireland Gains Home Rule (Dec. 2): Ulster, although still afflicted by sectarian hatred, enters hoped-for era of stability as London transfers authority…

2005 Year in Review

Top events for the nation and the world   American soldiers search for insurgents in Mosul, Iraq Quizzes Incendiary Political Remarks, 2005 Who suggested we assassinate a South…

bin Laden, Osama

(Encyclopedia) bin Laden, Osama or Usamabin Laden, Osama or Usamaōsäˈmə bĭn lädˈən, ŭsäˈmə [key], 1957?–2011, Saudi-born leader of Al Qaeda, a terrorist organization devoted to uniting all Muslims…

2005 World History

Mahmoud Abbas(1935– )Mahmoud Ahmadinejad(1956– )Angela Merkel(1954– )Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf(1938– )2005Worldwide aid pours in to help the 11 Asian countries devastated by the Dec. 26, 2004,…

September 2002

WorldEarth Summit Ends with Pact (Sept. 4): Meeting produces plan to improve sanitation, increase accessibility of clean water, reduce the number of endangered species, and improve safety of…

March 2003

WorldIraq Begins to Destroy Missiles (March 1): Reluctantly starts dismantling its Al Samoud missiles, as ordered by UN chief weapons inspector Hans Blix.September 11 Suspect Arrested (March…

December 2008 Current Events

Here are the key news events of the month organized into three categories: World News, U.S. News, and Business, Society, and Science News. World | Nation | Business/Science/Society India Says…

Hinduism

(Encyclopedia) HinduismHinduismhinˈd&oomacr;ĭzəm [key], Western term for the religious beliefs and practices of the vast majority of the people of India. One of the oldest living religions in the…

July 2002

WorldInternational Criminal Court Opens (July 1): Hague-based court will try cases of genocide and war crimes. U.S. removed signature from treaty that created the court.U.S. Bomb Kills Dozens…

Introduction to the First Volume

Introduction to the First VolumeFirst Translation of the UpanishadsDârâ Shukoh, Anquetil Duperron, SchopenhauerTHE ancient Vedic literature, the foundation of the whole literature of India,…