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Hirsch, Samson Raphael

(Encyclopedia) Hirsch, Samson Raphael, 1808–88, German rabbi and chief exponent of Neo-Orthodoxy. As rabbi in Frankfurt-am-Main, he advocated the organization of autonomous Orthodox congregations…

Same-sex marriage

The Question: Which states recognize gay marriages or civil unions? The Answer: This is a hot-button issue and the status changes frequently, so…

State, Country, and Nation

The criteria that define a country, an independent State, and a nation Related Links Countries of the World How Many Countries Country Territories Nation Country…

July 2000 News and Events

WorldMexico Elects Reform President (July 1): Leader of center-right party, Vicente Fox Quesada, soundly defeats governing party's candidate, Francisco Labastida Ochoa. Election ends 71 years…

Timeline: The Former Yugoslavia

From World War I to the splintering of the country by Borgna Brunner and David Johnson 1918 1945 1980 1995 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2006 1918 As an outcome of World War I, the…

Women's Suffrage: The Supreme Court Speaks

by Carrie Chapman Catt and Nettie Rogers Shuler The Struggle for the Thirty-Sixth StateTennesseeThe Supreme Court SpeaksMany eminent lawyers were convinced that even should the Federal…

Montenegro Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Montenegro Index: People and History Government and Political Conditions Defense Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Montenegro Relations PEOPLE AND…