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2001 World News Events

—Borgna Brunner The ultimatum issued to the Taliban after Sept. 11 to turn over bin Laden was the last of several such demands made by the U.S. and the UN after bin Laden was implicated in the…

April 2004

WorldMadrid Bombing Suspect Kills Himself (April 3): Three others die in blast in Madrid during a police raid. U.S. Troops Under Attack (April 4): Eight Americans die in coordinated attacks…

September 2000 News and Events

WorldBurmese Opposition Leader under House Arrest (Sept. 4): Government and police shut down activities of National League for Democracy, led by Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi.…

Historical Wars

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World

The world is a busy, complicated place. From business to politics to culture, it can be hard to get a grip on it all. Infoplease is here to help. Broaden your horizons with our country profiles,…

Valerie Plame Wilson

Valerie Plame Wilson is a central figure in a complicated political investigation of the George W. Bush administration. On 14 July 2003, newspaper columnist Robert Novak published a column…

The Rosenberg Executions

June 19, 1953 by Elissa Haney Related links Rosenberg CaseMethods of ExecutionSupreme Court, United StatesJune 19 marks the anniversary of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg's historic execution in 1953.…

Chester Earl HOLIFIELD, Congress, CA (1903-1995)

HOLIFIELD Chester Earl , a Representative from California; born in Mayfield, Graves County, Ky., December 3, 1903; moved with his family to Springdale, Ark., in 1912; attended the public schools;…

2005 Year in Review

Top events for the nation and the world   American soldiers search for insurgents in Mosul, Iraq Quizzes Incendiary Political Remarks, 2005 Who suggested we assassinate a South…

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