(Encyclopedia) Simon, Claude Eugène Henri, 1913–2005, French novelist. He was born in Antananarivo, Madagascar, and studied at Paris, Oxford, and Cambridge. He fought in World War II both as a…
(Encyclopedia) Constantine VII (Constantine Porphyrogenitus), 905–59, Byzantine emperor (913–59). He acceded after the brief reign of his uncle Alexander, who succeeded Constantine's father, Leo VI.…
(Encyclopedia) Monti, VincenzoMonti, Vincenzovēnchānˈtsō mōnˈtē [key], 1754–1828, Italian poet and dramatist. Under French rule he became official historiographer of the Italian kingdom and later…
(Encyclopedia) Khosrow I (Khosrow Anüshirvan)Khosrow Ikhŏsrōˈ; ăn&oomacr;shĭrvänˈ [key], d. 579, king of Persia (531–79), greatest of the Sassanid, or Sassanian, monarchs. He is also known as…
(Encyclopedia) Tung Chee-hwa, 1937–, Hong Kong business and political leader, b. Shanghai. The son of C. Y. Tung, a businessman who left China as the Communists were coming to power, Tung entered the…
Queen of EgyptBorn: c. 1472–58 B.C.Birthplace: Egypt Daughter of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh Thutmose I, Hatshepsut was the wife and half-sister of Thutmose II. When Thutmose I died and Thutmose…
Making Your House a Media CircusThe Supreme CourtProtecting Our PrivacyMaking Your House a Media CircusTesting Politicians for Drugs In high profile cases, it's not unusual to see hordes of…
The Capitol rotunda is the physical and symbolic center of Congress (and formerly the physical center of D.C.)
The government of the United States is one of the biggest in the world—over…
