The World's Most Notorious Despots by Borgna Brunner The Me Millennium Infoplease's top ten despots of the last thousand years share a few common bonds. Each had a penchant for sadism.…
WHAT ARE PRIMARY INDUSTRIES? WHERE ARE INDUSTRIES LOCATED? WHAT IS A COTTAGE INDUSTRY? RAW MATERIALSFIND OUT MOREIndustry is a general term meaning the businesses and organizations that provide…
by Mark D. Hughes photos by Carol M. Highsmith Carol Highsmith, a distinguished and widely published American photographer, is donating her life's work to the Library of Congress. The Carol M.…
U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People and History Government and Political Conditions Economy National Security Foreign Relations U.S.-Hungarian Relations PEOPLE AND HISTORY…
Timeline: Russian CulturePart I: Rise of Russia by David Johnson 888 1036 1300 1411 1505 1655 Next: Peter's Revolution 888-889 Monks Cyril and Methodius develop written Slavic alphabet, called…
Virginia State Facts
Entered Union: June 25, 1788 (10th State)
Present constitution adopted: 1970
Fun Facts
State abbreviation/Postal code: Va. / VA
Nicknames: The Old Dominion; Mother of…
After There was 'Lucy'New 2.5 million-year-old ancestor found in Ethiopia by Otto Johnson 2.5 million-year-old fossils Earlier this year, a team of Ethiopian, American, and Japanese researchers…
Indonesia's New PresidentSurprising Upset in Archipelago's First Free Elections By Ricco Villanueva Siasoco Newly-elected President Abdurrahman Wahid clasps the hand of rival Megawati…
WHAT WAS THE DIVINE RIGHT OF KINGS? WERE KINGS EVER ELECTED? DYNASTIESFIND OUT MOREMonarchy means rule by a single person, such as a king or a queen. Normally, rule passes from one generation to…