U.S. Department of State Background Note
Index:
People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Bahamian Relations
PEOPLE
Eighty-five percent of the…
(Encyclopedia) Taft, William Howard, 1857–1930, 27th President of the United States (1909–13) and 10th chief justice of the United States (1921–30), b. Cincinnati.
Taft retired from public life…
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WorldBolivia Nationalizes Natural Gas Industry (May 1): Under orders of President Evo Morales, the military takes over the country's energy fields. Moussaoui Sentenced to Life in Prison (May 3): A…
U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People Government Political Conditions Foreign Relations PEOPLEThe early Buddhist Malay kingdom of Srivijaya, based at what is now Palembang,…
