(Encyclopedia) Rich, Adrienne, 1929–2012, American poet, b. Baltimore, grad. Radcliffe, 1951. From the 1970s her exquisitely wrought verse became looser and more personal as her works increasingly…
(Encyclopedia) OswegoOswegoŏswēˈgō [key], city (1990 pop. 19,195), seat of Oswego co., N central N.Y., on Lake Ontario and the Oswego River; founded 1722, inc. as a city 1848. The largest U.S. port…
publisherBorn: 1782Birthplace: New York City Having opened his own print shop in 1807, he later expanded into publishing and published several well-known New Yorkers, including Washington Irving…
Iraq Crisis Events of 1997–1998 Related Links In the News Crisis erupted as the U.N.'s weapons inspection process in Iraq neared its seventh year. On Nov. 13, 1997, Iraq expelled…
Bouvet Island The most remote spot on earth Where Is It? Bored with tropical retreats and looking for something a little more invigorating and brisk? Try the sub-Antarctic. Bouvet Island…
Bouvet Island The most remote spot on earth Where Is It? Bored with tropical retreats and looking for something a little more invigorating and brisk? Try the sub-Antarctic. Bouvet Island…
The Question:
Could you please give me a list of all the EEC member countries?
The Answer:
Today, the organization of European nations founded to promote political, economic and social co-…
(Encyclopedia) Fowles, John, 1926–2005, English writer, b. Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, grad. Oxford, 1950. A complex, cerebral writer and a superb storyteller, Fowles was interested in manipulating the…
U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Spanish Relations PEOPLE Spain's population density, lower…
Senate Years of Service: 1969-1996Party: RepublicanDOLE, Robert Joseph, (husband of Elizabeth H. Dole), a Representative and a Senator from Kansas; born in Russell, Kans., July 22, 1923;…
