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1998 News Month-By-MonthWorldU.N. Tribunal Convicts Rwandan in Genocide (Sept. 2): In first such verdict, finds former small-town mayor guilty in mass killings.More Iraqi Interference Charged…Man Booker Prize
Great novels of the Commonwealth Britain's most prestigious literary award is presented each Oct. or Nov. by the National Book League in the United Kingdom, for the best full-length novel written…Prince Ahmed bin Salman 2002 Deaths
Prince Ahmed bin SalmanAge: 43 businessman and nephew of Saudi Arabia's King Fahd. A publishing magnate, bin Salman also owned War Emblem, the horse that won 2002's Kentucky Derby and…April 2000 News and Events
WorldBeijing Court Frees Researcher (April 3): In reversal, quashes conviction of Chinese-born Stanford University scientist, Hua Di, who had been jailed for more than two years for “…1980 – 1989 World History
Ronald Reagan (1911–2004) The Republican National Committee Sandra Day O'Connor (1930– ) U.S. Supreme Court Indira Gandhi (1917–1984) The Permanent Mission of India…Sheik Isa bin Salman al-Khalifa Biography
Sheik Isa bin Salman al-Khalifa(Emir of Bahrain)Age: 65 leader of Bahrain since 1961 and an important Persian Gulf ally to Western nations. In recent years the emir, a Sunni Muslim, struggled…Publishing Timeline
Here are key moments in the history and evolution of publishing. 808 The world's oldest known printed book, The…Biographies: Selected Biographies A to Z: R
Selected Biographies A to Z A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z More Biographies Don't see the biography you're looking for? Search 30,000+…Kemal, Yaşar
(Encyclopedia) Kemal, Yaşar or Yashar, 1923–2015, Turkish novelist, b. Kemal Sadik Gögçeli. His rural childhood was marked by poverty and trauma; at a mosque at age five he witnessed his father's…Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz
(Encyclopedia) Abdullah bin Abdul AzizAbdullah bin Abdul Azizäbd&oobreve;lˈlä ĭbˈən ăbd&oobreve;lˈ ăzēzˈ [key], 1924–2015, king of Saudi Arabia (2005–15), b. Riyadh. Like his predecessor,…Trending
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