actorBorn: 6/9/1961Birthplace: Edmonton, Canada Emmy Award-winning television and film actor who played the conservative teenager of hippie parents on Family Ties (1982–89). His films include the…
composerBorn: 1/2/1905Birthplace: London, England A composer of operas, chamber and solo pieces, symphonies, and choral works, Tippett was influenced not only by the classics, but also by jazz and…
business executiveBorn: 1930Birthplace: South Africa After studying at Rhodes University, he began his career with the Chloride Group in Africa in 1951, becoming a general manager of its Alkaline…
scholar, economistBorn: 1943Birthplace: Montclair, N.J. A bi-coastal economist specializing in the study of dynamic competition and the economics of information, he taught at Stanford University (…
(Encyclopedia) Ramsey of Canterbury, Arthur Michael Ramsey, Baron, 1904–88, archbishop of Canterbury (1961–74), b. Cambridge, England. He was educated at Repton School; Magdalene College, Cambridge;…
(Encyclopedia) Aozou StripAozou Stripouˈz&oomacr; [key], 114,000 sq mi (295,000 sq km) strip of land in N Chad on the Libyan border. The region, which is believed to have significant uranium and…
(Encyclopedia) WadaiWadaiwädīˈ [key], former sultanate, N Chad, E of Lake Chad. Founded in the 16th cent., it was from time to time loosely subject to Darfur. Toward the end of the 19th cent., Wadai…
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Date of Information: 7/19/2022 Governor Gen. David Hurley Prime Min. Anthony Albanese Dep. Prime Min.…
