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Current name Old Name Ethiopia Abyssinia Ankara, Turkey Angora, Turkey Czech Republic and Slovakia Bohemia, Moravia, Chechoslovakia Sri Lanka Ceylon Istanbul, Turkey…Current Events This Week: January 2024
Top of Page World News | U.S. News | Disaster News | Science & Technology News It's a busy world out there, so that’s why we’ve boiled it all down to our top stories for each week of January…December 2022 Current Events: World News
Top of Page US News | Disaster News | Science & Technology 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 World…Acheson, Dean Gooderham
(Encyclopedia) Acheson, Dean GooderhamAcheson, Dean Gooderhamăchˈĭsən [key], 1893–1971, U.S. secretary of state (1949–53), b. Middletown, Conn., grad. Yale, Harvard Law School. He was (1919–21)…Abe, Shinzo
(Encyclopedia) Abe, Shinzo Abe, Shinzo shēnˈzō äˈbā [key], 1954–2022, Japanese political leader. The son and grandson of politicians (his grandfather was Prime Minister…Palau Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Palau Index: Geography and People History Government Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations GEOGRAPHY AND PEOPLE The Republic of Palau…Kiribati Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note KiribatiKiribati dancers participate in New Year's ceremony on Millennium Island, Kiribati, Saturday, January 1, 2000. [© AP Images] PROFILEOFFICIAL NAME…August 2017 Current Events: Science & Technology News
Top of Page Disaster News | US News | World News As sciences marches on, you can sometimes feel like you're getting left in the dust. Infoplease has what you need to stay in the know. Here are the…Chao, Elaine
secretary of LaborBirthplace: TaiwanBorn: 3/26/53The Cold War | Civics: Links to History
Links to History: The Cold War 1945 1945 Soviet army marches into Berlin; the German capital city falls. World War II ends. Soviet Union, United States, Great Britain, and France…Trending
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