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Halloween

(Encyclopedia) HalloweenHalloweenhălˌəwēnˈ, hälˌ– [key], October 31, the eve of All Saints' Day, observed with traditional games and customs. The word comes from medieval England's All Hallows' eve […

Iraq Crisis: Who's Who

Who's Who in the Iraq Crisis From al-Sahaf to Wolfowitz by Beth Rowen Who's Who John Abizaid Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf Kofi Annan Tariq Aziz José María…

John Eager HOWARD, Congress, MD (1752-1827)

Senate Years of Service: 1796-1803Party: FederalistHOWARD, John Eager, (father of Benjamin Chew Howard), a Delegate and a Senator from Maryland; born at ‘Belvedere,’ near Baltimore, Md.,…

Frank Sinatra

Source: Archive Photos Sinatra continued to wow critics and fans when he made the leap to film and emerged as a serious actor. His role as doomed soldier Angelo Maggio in 1953's poignant portrait…

Bakunin, Mikhail

(Encyclopedia) Bakunin, MikhailBakunin, Mikhailmēkhəyēlˈ bək&oomacr;ˈnyĭn [key], 1814–76, Russian revolutionary and leading exponent of anarchism. He came from an aristocratic family but entered…

Francis de Sales, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Francis de Sales, Saint, 1567–1622, French Roman Catholic preacher, Doctor of the Church, and key figure in the Counter Reformation in France. He was a member of an aristocratic family…

2004 Olympics: Track & Field, Women's

Event  Time 100m Yuliya Nesterenko, BEL 10.93 Lauryn Williams, USA10.96 Veronica Campbell, JAM10.97 200m Veronica Campbell, JAM 22.05 Allyson Felix, USA22.18 …

Women in Sports: Bowling

Bowling is one of the most popular sport for women in the United States today. Women first bowled in the 1880s, despite social disapproval…