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Name Meanings, Origins, and Popularity

From planet to pet names, hurricane to Spanish place names Personal Names Most Popular First Names In 1900, John and Mary topped the list; a hundred years later it was Jacob and…

February 2009 Current Events: World News

U.S. News | Business/Science News Here are the key events in world news for the month of February, 2009. Iceland Swears in First Female Prime Minister (Feb. 1): Johanna Sigurdardottir will lead an…

crocodile

(Encyclopedia) crocodile, large, carnivorous reptile of the order Crocodilia, found in tropical and subtropical regions. Crocodiles live in swamps or on river banks and catch their prey in the water…

A Nuclear North Korea

—Borgna Brunner Hamid Karzai, leader of an interim Afghan government after the fall of the Taliban, officially became head of state in June 2002. Karzai's strong international support led to the…

International Policies on Same-Sex Marriage

Marriage equality varies greatly throughout the globe. According to the Human Rights Campaign, same-sex marriage is legal in 20 countries, legal in some jurisdictions in 2…

1990 – 1999 World History

Lech Walesa (1943– ) Archive Photos Hubble Space Telescope NASA Boris Yeltsin (1931–2007) Imapress/Archive Photos Toni Morrison (1931– ) Archive Photos…

India Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note India Index: People Government Political Conditions Defense U.S.-India Relations PEOPLE The people of India have had a continuous civilization…

The Most and Least Religious Countries

The importance of religion around the world Religion has played an extremely important role in the history of almost every country in the world. We can see this everywhere around us. From art to…