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Fo, Dario

(Encyclopedia) Fo, Dario, 1926–2016, Italian playwright, actor, and director, b. Leggiuno Sangiano. Fo developed a sharp and irreverent satirical farce influenced by Bertholt Brecht and Antonio…

November 2018 Current Events: US News

Top of Page World News | Science & Technology News | Disaster News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the world…

Hollow Reed

Director: Angela PopeWriter: Paule MilneDirector of Photography:Remi AdefarasinEditor:Sue WyattMusic:Anne DudleyProduction Designer:Stuart WalkerProducer:Elizabeth KarlsenCinepix Film…

Liu Xiaobo

(Encyclopedia) Liu XiaoboLiu Xiaoboly&oomacr; shoubō [key], 1955–2017, Chinese literary critic, poet, and political and human-rights activist, b. Changchun, grad. Jilin Univ. (B.A., 1982),…

Richard III

(Encyclopedia) Richard III, 1452–85, king of England (1483–85), younger brother of Edward IV. Created duke of Gloucester at Edward's coronation (1461), he served his brother faithfully during Edward'…

Esther: 2

Esther Chapter 2 1 After these things, when the wrath of king Ahasuerus was appeased, he remembered Vashti, and what she had done, and what was decreed against her. 2 Then said the king's…

Pamela Bach

Name at birth: Pamela WeissenbachActress Pamela Bach is known for playing blonde beach babes and for being the ex-wife of TV star David Hasselhoff. She began working as a model and actress in the…

Treasury, United States Department of the

(Encyclopedia) Treasury, United States Department of the, federal executive department established in 1789. It is charged with advising the president on fiscal policy and acting as fiscal agent for…

In

(Encyclopedia) In, symbol for the element indium.