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Romanesque architecture and art

(Encyclopedia) Romanesque architecture and art, the artistic style that prevailed throughout Europe from the 10th to the mid-12th cent., although it persisted until considerably later in certain…

Aircraft Crashes

Find a list of the worst aircraft crashes in the world, including the Hindenburg disaster and the Sept 11, 2001, attacks. (See also Terrorist Attacks…

William Shakespeare

His life, plays, and poetry   William Shakespeare   All About Shakespeare William Shakespeare (Encyclopedia) About His Life About the Plays…

Iraq Crisis, 2002–2003

by Borgna Brunner 1920s–1999 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 Next: 2003 Jan. 29, 2002 In President George W. Bush's state of the union speech…

Notable Philosophers

René Descartes See also People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Philosophy Major Religions of the World Biographies by Category Abelard, Peter,…

Enlightenment

(Encyclopedia) Enlightenment, term applied to the mainstream of thought of 18th-century Europe and America. Centered in Paris, the movement gained international character at cosmopolitan salons.…

2010 Gulf Oil Spill Timeline

by Dana J. Quigley and Catherine McNiff Source: U.S. Coast Guard April | May | June | July | August | September | November | December | February 2011 | March 2011…

State Department Notes on Bolivia

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History and Political Conditions Government Organization Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Bolivian Relations PEOPLEBolivia's ethnic…

Europe

(Encyclopedia) CE5 EuropeEuropey&oobreve;rˈəp [key], 6th largest continent, c.4,000,000 sq mi (10,360,000 sq km) including adjacent islands (2015 est. pop. 740,814,000). It is actually a vast…

2007 World History

  2007 Coalition forces battle insurgents on the streets of Iraq, as secretarian violence intensifies; see Iraq Timeline 2007 for details (all year long). Romania and Bulgaria are admitted to…