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Top of Page Disaster News | Science & Technology News | US 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 15 world…State of the Union Address: William J. Clinton (January 25, 1994)
William J. Clinton (January 25, 1994) Mr. Speaker, Mr. President, members of the 103rd Congress, my fellow Americans: I am not sure what speech is in the TelePrompTer tonight, but I hope we can talk…Hungary Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Hungary Index: People and History Government and Political Conditions Economy National Security Foreign Relations U.S.-Hungarian Relations PEOPLE AND…1900 – 1909 World History
Sigmund Freud(1856–1939)Leo Baeck Inst./Archive PhotosHenri Matisse (1869–1954)The Library of Congress Picture CollectionW.E.B. Du Bois(1868–1963)The Library of Congress Picture…Jane Addams
A co-founder of Chicago's Hull-House social settlement, Jane Addams was a reformer whose efforts earned her the 1931 Nobel Peace Prize (shared with Nicholas Murray Butler). Addams and her longtime…Pius XII
(Encyclopedia) Pius XII, 1876–1958, pope (1939–58), an Italian named Eugenio Pacelli, b. Rome; successor of Pius XI. Ordained a priest in 1899, he entered the Vatican's secretariat of state. He…Evangelical United Brethren Church
(Encyclopedia) Evangelical United Brethren Church, Protestant denomination created (1946) by the union of the Evangelical Church and the United Brethren in Christ. Both denominations originated early…Eliot, Charles William
(Encyclopedia) Eliot, Charles William, 1834–1926, American educator and president of Harvard, b. Boston, grad. Harvard, 1853. In 1854 he was appointed tutor in mathematics at Harvard and in 1858…Farnese
(Encyclopedia) FarneseFarnesefärnāˈzā [key], Italian noble family that ruled Parma and Piacenza from 1545 to 1731. In the 12th cent. the Farnese held several fiefs in Latium. They became one of the…Luiz Inacio “Lula” da Silva, 2003 News
Brazilian politician, became the country's first working-class president in January. As leader of Brazil's only socialist party, the Workers' Party, Lula pledged to increase social services…Trending
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