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Monroe Doctrine

(Encyclopedia) Monroe Doctrine, principle of American foreign policy enunciated in President James Monroe's message to Congress, Dec. 2, 1823. It initially called for an end to European intervention…

Aircraft Crashes

Find a list of the worst aircraft crashes in the world, including the Hindenburg disaster and the Sept 11, 2001, attacks. (See also Terrorist Attacks.) 1921 Aug. 24, England: British…

2008 Men's Boxing Medalists

      Weight Class Champion Lt. Flyweight (106 lbs) Shiming Zou, China   Serdamba Purevdorj, Mongolia   Paddy Barnes, Ireland Flyweight (112) Somjit Jongjohor, Thailand…

Tropical Diseases: Schistosomiasis: Snail Fever

Schistosomiasis: Snail FeverTropical DiseasesIntroductionLeishmaniasis: The Sand Fly's BugGiardiasis: A One-Celled WonderSchistosomiasis: Snail FeverAfrican Sleeping SicknessRiver Blindness Among…

Haiti

(Encyclopedia) CE5 HaitiHaitihāˈtē [key], Fr. HaïtiHaitiäētēˈ [key], officially Republic of Haiti, republic (2015 est. pop. 10,711,000), 10,700 sq mi (27,713 sq km), West Indies, on the western…