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Buchanan, James McGill, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Buchanan, James McGill, Jr., 1919–2012, American economist, b. Murfreesboro, Tenn., Ph.D. Univ. of Chicago, 1948. After teaching at the universities of Tennessee, Florida State,…Rey, H. A.
(Encyclopedia) Rey, H. A., 1898–1977, German-American writer and illustrator of children's books, b. Hamburg as Hans Augusto Reyersbach. He and his wife, Margret Rey, 1906–1996, b. Hamburg as…March 1998 News and Events
1998 News Month-By-MonthWorldRussian Atomic Minister Ousted (March 2): Viktor N. Mikhailov, influential in nation's military and civilian nuclear establishment, dismissed to surprise of many…Chile Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Chile Index: Geography People History Government and Political Conditions Defense Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Chilean Relations GEOGRAPHY…Sandinistas
(Encyclopedia) Sandinistas, members of a left-wing Nicaraguan political party, the Sandinist National Liberation Front (FSLN). The group, named for Augusto Cesar Sandino, a former insurgent leader,…Machu Picchu
(Encyclopedia) Machu PicchuMachu Picchumäˈch&oomacr; pēkˈch&oomacr; [key], Inca site in Peru, about 50 mi (80 km) NW of Cuzco. It is perched high upon a rock in a narrow saddle between two…Michelle Bachelet, 2006 News
Chilean doctor and public official, was elected president in January, becoming Chile's first woman leader. She is a survivor of the Pinochet dictatorship, which was responsible for her…World Cup Finals: 1950
Uruguay 2, Brazil 1(at Rio de Janeiro) 1 2-TJuly 16 Uruguay (3-0-1) 0 2-2 Brazil (4-1-1) 0 1-1Goals: Uruguay-Juan Schiaffino (66th minute), Chico Ghiggia (79th); Brazil-Friaca (47th).Uruguay…October 1999 News and Events
1999 News Month-By-Month World Russia Severs Ties with Chechnya (Oct. 1): Prime Minister Vladimir Putin acts after eight days in which Russian planes bombed strongholds of Islamic militants using…Trending
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