Al-Qaeda leaderBorn: 1973Birthplace: Saudi Arabia Zayn al-Abidin Muhammed Husayn Abu Zubaydah is a Palestinian long believed to be one of Osama bin Laden's top lieutenants. Experts think Abu…
During the first phase of its history, the United States tried to isolate itself from foreign conflicts. In the 1900s, however, the United States participated in two world wars, became a global…
(Encyclopedia) Middle East, term traditionally applied by western Europeans to the countries of SW Asia and NE Africa lying W of Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India. Thus defined it includes Cyprus, the…
(Encyclopedia) Abdullah I (Abdullah ibn Husayn)Abdullah Iäbd&oobreve;lˈlä ĭˈbən h&oobreve;sānˈ [key], 1882–1951, king of Jordan (1946–51), b. Mecca; son of Husayn ibn Ali of the Hashemite…
By Gerry Brown, John Gettings & Mike Morrison Wide receiver Randy Moss (right) and rejuvenated quarterback Randall Cunningham look to overcome a disappointing loss to Atlanta in the 1998…
CRITTENDEN, Thomas Theodore, (nephew of John Jordan Crittenden), a Representative from Missouri; born near Shelbyville, Shelby County, Ky., January 1, 1832; attended the primary schools at…
WHITE, Compton Ignatius, (father of Compton Ignatius White, Jr.), a Representative from Idaho; born in Baton Rouge, La., July 31, 1877; at an early age moved with his parents to Rankin County…
(Encyclopedia) Folger, Henry ClayFolger, Henry Clayfōlˈjər [key], 1857–1930, American industrialist and collector of Shakespeareana. His connection with Standard Oil companies, beginning in 1879,…
(Encyclopedia) JeninJeninjĕˈnēn [key], town (2003 est. pop. 34,000), West Bank, at the southern entrance to the Esdraelon Valley and on the northern edge of the Samarian Highlands. It is an important…
(Encyclopedia) Jones, Casey, 1864–1900, American locomotive engineer celebrated in ballad and song, probably b. Jordan, Fulton co., Ky. His real name was John Luther Jones, but at the age of 17 he…
