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December 2001 News and Events
World Terrorist Bombings Kill 25 in Israel (Dec. 2): Third Palestinian suicide attack in about 12 hours kills 16 on city bus in Haifa, Israel. Israelis tighten security after series of bombings…Collected Inaugural Addresses of U.S. Presidents: Ulysses S. Grant: Second Inaugural Address
Ulysses S. Grant Rutherford B. Hayes Ulysses S. Grant Second Inaugural Address Tuesday, March 4, 1873 Fellow-Citizens: UNDER Providence I have been called a second time to act as…Syria Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note SyriaThe Ommayad Mosque, Damascus, Syria, October 20, 2005. [© AP Images] PROFILEOFFICIAL NAME:Syrian Arab RepublicGeographyArea: 185,170 sq. km. (71,504…The True George Washington: Friends: Military Friends
Military FriendsOne of the most curious circle of friends was that composed of Indians. After his mission among them in 1753, Washington wrote to a tribe and signed himself "your friend and…December 1997 News and Events
1997 News Month-By-MonthWorldTurkey Sentences 33 in Mob Attack (Dec. 2): Court decrees death penalty for group accused of killing 37 secular intellectuals in 1993.New Talks Held on Hong Kong…January 1998 News and Events
1998 News Month-By-Month World Netanyahu Survives Parliamentary Test (Jan. 4): Israeli Prime Minister's majority threatened by resignation of Foreign Minister David Levy. (Jan. 5): Netanyahu…January 1999 News and Events
1999 Month-By-MonthWorldOpposition to Khmer Rouge Trial Denied (Jan. 1): Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen says earlier comments misinterpreted and that he supports investigation into mass…Financial Times Headlines, Feb. 2017
From The Financial Times See Also: This Day in HistoryToday’s BirthdaysDaily IQWeather Trump victory lap clashes with signs of orthodoxyPresident continues to give mixed signals as cabinet 'adults…Russian Government Changes, 1991–2008
by Ben Snowden Boris Yeltsin's sudden sacking of prime minister Sergei Stepashin on August 9, 1999, was part of a long series of reorganizations within the Russian government. After his…Venezuela Map: Regions, Geography, Facts & Figures
Venezuela, officially recognized as the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a captivating country nestled on the Caribbean coast of South America. Not only does it share borders with Guyana, Brazil…