(Encyclopedia) Heydrich, ReinhardHeydrich, Reinhardrīnˈhärt hīˈdrĭkh [key], 1904–42, German police official under the Nazi regime. Forced to resign (1931) from the navy for misconduct, Heydrich…
(Gordon Matthew Sumner)musician, actorBorn: 10/2/1951Birthplace: Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England Sting is one of the founding members of the rock group the Police, which was formed in…
crime reporter, mystery writerBorn: 1939Birthplace: Paterson, N.J. Buchanan attended Montclair State Teachers College and then moved to Florida where she got a job at a small newspaper. Buchanan…
Egyptian protest leaderBorn: Dec. 23, 1980Birthplace: Cario, Egypt Ghonim, a marketing manager for Google, shot to international fame in February 2011 as the catalyst behind the…
World > Accident Archive The following list includes the date, target of attacks, and casualties of significant attacks by the terrorist goup al-Qaeda. 1993 (…
(Encyclopedia) New York Times Company v. Sullivan, case decided in 1964 by the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1960, the Times ran a fundraising advertisement signed by civil-rights leaders that criticized,…
(Encyclopedia) Nagy, ImreNagy, Imreĭmˈrĕ nôj, nŏdˈyə [key], 1896–1958, Hungarian Communist leader. Nagy was a symbol of the 1956 Hungarian revolt against the Soviet Union. As an agricultural expert…
(Encyclopedia) Bonnie and Clyde, Bonnie Parker, 1910–34, b. Rowena, Tex., and Clyde Barrow, 1909–34, b. Tellice, Tex., notorious American criminals during the Great Depression. Joining forces in 1932…
Forcing Drug TestsThe Supreme CourtControlling Our BodiesLimiting Abortion RightsDenying the Right to DieUsing MarijuanaForcing Drug Tests Another stage of the war on drugs placed pregnant…
