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Donna Hanover, 2000 News
actress, broadcast journalist, and wife of New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, announced in April plans to appear in the controversial Off-Broadway play by Eve Ensler, The Vagina Monologues.…Phoolan Devi, 37, 2001 News
India's “bandit queen,” was assassinated by masked gunmen in July. As a teen, she and her lover, Vikram Mallah, led a gang of murderous desperadoes. Eventually some gang members turned on them,…Notable Decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court,<br /> 2008-2009 Term
The following list includes the major decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court during the 2008-2009 term, and the number of votes on rulings that include execution, finance, rape…Total Arrest Trends by Sex, 1987 and 1996
The following table lists the number and percent of arrests in the United States, according to gender and offense. Find total arrests for murder, rape, robbery, assault, arson, car theft,…Mukhtar Mai, 2005 News
“Mukhtaran Bibi,” Pakistani activist, made international headlines in June, when the Pakistani government banned her from traveling outside the country. After international protests, the…Jacob Zuma, 2006 News
former deputy president of South Africa, was acquitted of rape charges in May. Once a rising star in South African politics, Zuma—the former leader of the country's National AIDS Council—…Germaine Greer
Germaine Greer is the author of 1970's The Female Eunuch, a pioneering and influential work in the history of feminist literature. A scholar, journalist, social critic, media personality and…August 2006
WorldIsrael Intensifies Ground Offensive in Lebanon (Aug. 1): More than 7,000 additional troops enter southern Lebanon. U.S. General Gives Grim Report on Iraq (Aug. 3): Gen. John Abizaid, the…Classical Mythology: Three's a Crowd: The Olympian Love Triangle
Three's a Crowd: The Olympian Love TriangleClassical MythologyThe A Team: Olympians AllFirst in War, First in Peace: AthenaThree's a Crowd: The Olympian Love TriangleFirst of the Red-Hot Lovers:…Atticus Finch
Atticus Finch is the exemplary lawyer and father from the 1960 Harper Lee novel To Kill A Mockingbird. Thanks to the successful film version of the book (1962), the character is strongly associated…