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(Encyclopedia) Colombo Colombo kəlŭmˈbō [key], largest city (2021 est. metro area pop. 619,000) and former…Bharatiya Janata party
(Encyclopedia) Bharatiya Janata partyBharatiya Janata partybärˈətēə jänˈətə [key] [Hindi,=Indian People's party] (BJP), Indian political party that espouses Hindu nationalism. The BJP draws its Hindu…cavalry
(Encyclopedia) cavalry, a military force consisting of mounted troops trained to fight from horseback. Horseback riding probably evolved independently in the Eurasian steppes and the mountains above…Dangers of Deflation Defined
As we have already seen, the American economy is increasingly global and effects of a downturn in one area of the world can immediately affect the value of American stocks at home. Throughout the…2014 Nobel Prize Winners
Related Links Nobel Prize History Nobel Prize History Quiz Nobel Peace Prize Winners Quiz Women Nobel Prize Winners Quiz…How is the Taliban different from ISIS or Al Qaeda?
The Question: So this morning on the radio the hosts were discussing the U.S. leaving Afghanistan. They started arguing about whether the Taliban were terrorists like ISIS or Al Qaeda. I thought it…Aung San Suu Kyi
Name at birth: Aung San Suu KyiAung San Suu Kyi is a Nobel Prize-winning peace activist who was detained by the military dictatorship of Myanmar from 1989 to 2010, with only brief periods of freedom…March 1998 News and Events
1998 News Month-By-MonthWorldRussian Atomic Minister Ousted (March 2): Viktor N. Mikhailov, influential in nation's military and civilian nuclear establishment, dismissed to surprise of many…July 2005
WorldDiplomats Kidnapped in Iraq (July 3): Ihab al-Sharif, who was to become Egypt's ambassador to Iraq, is seized by gunmen in Baghdad. (July 7): Militant group al-Qaeda in Iraq says it has…Non-Christian Religious Adherents in the United States
AdherentsYear1900% oftotalpop.Mid-1970% oftotalpop.Mid-1990% oftotalpop.Mid-1995% oftotalpop.(Projected)mid-2000% oftotalpop.Total2,724,8003.620,789,0009.937,079,00014.639,077,00014.641,054,…Trending
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