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Brewer's: Monster

(The). Renwick Williams, a wretch who used to prowl about London, wounding respectable women with a double-edged knife. He was convicted of several offences in July, 1790. The green-eyed…

July Current Events 2023: Disaster News

Top of Page World News | U.S. News | Science & Technology News | Current Events This Week The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you…

Dhaka

(Encyclopedia) Dhaka or Dacca Dhaka both: dăkˈə [key], city (2021 est. pop. 10,356,500), capital of Bangladesh, on a…

Henry Golding

Henry Golding spent a decade as a TV host for Discovery Channel Asia and other Singapore-based programs until 2018, when he burst onto the Hollywood movie scene as the star of Crazy Rich Asians.…

Mira Nair Biography

Mira Nair director, screenwriterBorn: 10/15/1957Birthplace: Bhubaneswar, India Now based in New York City, India-born Nair first made her mark directing documentary films such as India Cabaret (…

June 2001 Disasters

May–June, Utah: Hordes of crickets and grasshoppers infested more than 1.5 million acres in 18 of the state's 29 counties, causing some $25 million in crop damage. June 6, Bangladesh: Severe…

August 2002 Disasters

August, central and western Europe: Torrential rains and flooding wreaked havoc across the region, from Germany to Russia, causing at least 71 deaths. The Black Sea area, in Russia, was among…

What Countries Are On the Equator?

Life on the center line Thanks to the Earth's axial tilt, we have a northern hemisphere and a southern hemisphere that experience different seasons and different amounts of sunlight. As the year…

Mortals on Mount Olympus

  A history of climbing Mount Everest   by Borgna Brunner   Sir Edmund Hillary poses with Sherpa climber Tenzing Norgay at Everest base. Climbers who die on the mountain are…

Disasters in 2007

January Jan. 1, Indonesia: Adam Air Flight KI-574, flying from Java to Manado, crashed in stormy weather and strong winds, killing all of the 102 people on board. Jan. 12, Athens, Greece: the U.S…