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Charles James FAULKNER, Congress, WV (1806-1884)

FAULKNER, Charles James, (father of Charles James Faulkner [1847-1929]), a Representative from Virginia and from West Virginia; born in Martinsburg, Va. (now West Virginia), July 6, 1806; was…

Star Wars (Film)

Quizzes, movie reviews, and actors   Movie poster for the Star Wars prequel, The Phantom Menace   Quizzes Star Wars: Episodes 1–3 (for beginners…

Understanding the Kurdish Conflict

Facts About the Struggle The Kurdish population stands at about 20-25 million. It is concentrated in the parts of eastern Turkey, Syria, Iran, and Iraq that make up the region known as Kurdistan…

January 2005

WorldRelief Pours into Asia (Jan. 2): Helicopters based on American aircraft carriers off the Indonesian coast begin dropping tons of supplies to survivors of the tsunami that devastated 11 Asian…

November 2006

WorldTaiwanese President Accused of Corruption (Nov. 3): Prosecutors indict Wu Shu-chen, the wife of President Chen Shui-ban, charging that she spent $450,000 in public funds on personal…

Chechnya

(Encyclopedia) ChechnyaChechnyachĕchnyäˈ, chĕchˈnēə [key] or Chechen RepublicChechnyachəchĕnˈ [key], republic (1990 est. pop. 1,300,000, with neighboring Ingushetia), c.6,100 sq mi (15,800 sq km), SE…

Hitchcock, Gilbert Monell

(Encyclopedia) Hitchcock, Gilbert Monell, 1859–1934, American newspaper publisher and political leader, b. Omaha, Nebr. A lawyer, he founded (1885) the Omaha Evening World, combined it (1889) with…

Hibben, John Grier

(Encyclopedia) Hibben, John GrierHibben, John Griergrĭr [key], 1861–1933, American educator, b. Peoria, Ill., grad. Princeton (B.A. 1882; Ph.D., 1893) and studied at the Univ. of Berlin and Princeton…

Milgrom, Paul Robert

(Encyclopedia) Milgrom, Paul Robert, 1948–, American economist, b. Detroit, Ph.D. Stanford, 1979. He has been a professor of economics at Stanford since 1987, and previously taught at Northwestern…