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The World's Most Notorious Despots

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.…

DK Science & Technology: Industry

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…

Cherry Blossoms of Washington, D.C.

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.…

State Department Notes on Hungary

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…

Russian Culture Timeline: Rise of Russia

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

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…

Indonesia's First Freely-Elected President

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…

DK History: Monarchy

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…

Virginia Beach, Va.

Mayor: William D. Sessoms, Jr. (to Dec. 31, 2016) 2010 census population (rank): 437,994 (39); Male: 214,441 (49.0%); Female: 223,553 (51.0%); White: 296,670 (67.7%); Black: 85,935 (19.6%);…