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In honor of South Africa's Freedom Day, a profile of the President by Paul Evenson & Beth Rowen Thabo Mbeki succeeded Nelson Mandela as president of South Africa in 1999. Mbeki faces serious…April 2016: Explosion at Mexican Oil Plant Kills Dozens
U.S. News | Disasters & Science News Here's a slideshow depicting the major science and disaster news events of April 2016. 1…Watergate: 40 Years After the Break-in
Take a look back at the Watergate scandal, the laws passed in response to it, and key players by Beth Rowen The Watergate ComplexThe scandal that ended the Nixon presidency began more than…Movies and Film: "The Actor's Director": Priming the Prima Donnas
"The Actor's Director": Priming the Prima DonnasMovies and FilmArtists or Stars? The Aesthetics of ActingFilm Acting vs. Theater ActingThe Star SystemThe Schools of Film Acting"The Actor's Director…Indianapolis
(Encyclopedia) Indianapolis Indianapolis ĭnˌdēənăˈpəlĭs [key], city (2020 pop. 887,642), state capital and seat of…International Labor Organization
(Encyclopedia) International Labor Organization (ILO), specialized agency of the United Nations, with headquarters in Geneva. It was created in 1919 by the Versailles Treaty and affiliated with the…Koolhaas, Rem
(Encyclopedia) Koolhaas, Rem (Remmet Lucas Koolhaas), 1944–, Dutch architect, b. Rotterdam. He began his career as a journalist and screenwriter, moving to London in the late 1960s to study…Knoxville
(Encyclopedia) Knoxville, city (1990 pop. 165,121), seat of Knox co., E Tenn., on the Tennessee River; inc. 1876. A port of entry, it is a trade and shipping center for a farm, bituminous-coal, and…Haywood, William Dudley
(Encyclopedia) Haywood, William Dudley, 1869–1928, American labor leader, known as Big Bill Haywood, b. Salt Lake City, Utah. He began work as a miner at 15 years of age. In 1896 he joined the newly…Reims
(Encyclopedia) Reims or RheimsReimsrăNs, rēmz [key], city (1990 pop. 185,164), Marne dept., NE France, in Champagne. The center of the champagne industry, Reims is situated amid large vineyards.…Trending
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