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Military Conflicts in U.S. History

This page provides information about military conflicts involving the United States; including the American Revolution, the War of 1812, the Indian Wars, Dominican Republic, Bosnia, and more.…

May Current Events 2023: World News

Top of Page U.S. News | Disaster News | Science & Technology News | Current Events This Week The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you…

Saddam Hussein, 2002 News

president of Iraq, in September agreed to allow UN weapons inspectors to return to his country unconditionally after months of warnings of a preemptive military strike by the U.S. However,…

Paul Wolfowitz, 2003 News

deputy defense secretary, began making a case for an invasion of Iraq shortly after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks against the U.S. He said Saddam Hussein should be ousted before…

Deborah Coleman

I Can't LoseBlind Pig The blues is still a man's world; take into account the lopsided number of albums made by men and compare it to the paltry number made by women, and the case is closed.…

Frank Oz

Name at birth: Frank OznowiczFrank Oz is a veteran puppeteer and the performer behind Miss Piggy, the porcine diva of Jim Henson's Muppets. Oz began working with Henson in 1963 and was a key player…

Ethel Higgins Byrne

Ethel Higgins Byrne was a co-founder of the first birth control clinic in the United States. She is less famous than her sister, Margaret Sanger. Also from Corning, New York, Ethel studied nursing…

Nick Zito

Nick ZitoBorn: Feb. 6, 1948Horse racing trainer who has saddled 2 Kentucky Derby winners (Strike the Gold in 1991 and Go for Gin in 1994), 1996 Preakness Stakes winner (Louis Quartoze) and…