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November 2007
Here are the key news events of the month organized into three categories: World News, U.S. News, and Business, Society, and Science News. World Pakistani President Declares State…United Nations
(Encyclopedia) CE5 CE5 United Nations (UN), international organization established immediately after World War II. It replaced the League of Nations. In 1945, when the UN was founded, there were…February 2014 Current Events: U.S. News
World News | Business News | Disasters & Science News Here are the key events in United States news for the month of February 2014.…The Legislative Branch
The Capitol's iconic dome was added in the 1850s. It stands nearly 300 feet tall, and weighs nearly 9 million pounds.Read current and historical biographies of every U.S. congressional member. Find…May 2008 Current Events
Here are the key news events of the month organized into three categories: World News, U.S. News, and Business, Society, and Science News. World | Nation | Business/Science/Society U.S. Missile…Presidential Factfile
Everything you want to know about the U.S. presidents Which U.S. state claims the most presidents? How many of our vice presidents became president? Which chief executive had a pet alligator?…Institut de France
(Encyclopedia) Institut de FranceInstitut de FranceăNstētüˈ də fräNs [key], cultural institution of the French state. Founded in 1795 by the Directory, it replaced five learned societies that had…Hezbollah
(Encyclopedia) Hezbollah [Arab., = Party of God], Lebanese Shiite political party and militia. Founded in 1982 with Iranian help to oppose Israeli forces occupying S Lebanon, Hezbollah launched…Field, David Dudley
(Encyclopedia) Field, David Dudley, 1805–94, American lawyer and law reformer, b. Haddam, Conn.; brother of Cyrus W. Field and Stephen J. Field. He was graduated from Williams (1825), studied law in…Taft-Hartley Labor Act
(Encyclopedia) Taft-Hartley Labor Act, 1947, passed by the U.S. Congress, officially known as the Labor-Management Relations Act. Sponsored by Senator Robert Alphonso Taft and Representative Fred…Trending
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