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Midhat Pasha

(Encyclopedia) Midhat PashaMidhat Pashamĭdhätˈ päshäˈ [key], 1822–83, Turkish politician. As governor of Bulgaria he succeeded within the few years of his tenure (1864–69) in raising the country from…

Faiyum, El

(Encyclopedia) Faiyum, ElFaiyum, Elĕl fīy&oomacr;mˈ [key], or Al FayyumAl Fayyumäl [key]Al Fayyum– [key]Al Fayyum fīy&oomacr;mˈ [key], region, coextensive with El Faiyum governorate, N Egypt…

Sufism

(Encyclopedia) SufismSufisms&oomacr;ˈfĭzəm [key], an umbrella term for the ascetic and mystical movements within Islam. While Sufism is said to have incorporated elements of Christian monasticism…

Albert Arnold GORE, Jr., Congress, TN (1948)

Senate Years of Service: 1985-1993Party: DemocratGORE, Albert Arnold, Jr., (son of Albert Arnold Gore), a Representative and Senator from Tennessee, and a Vice President of the United States;…

Jose Padilla Biography

prisonerBorn: October 18, 1970Birthplace: Brooklyn, New YorkBest Known as: supporter to al-Qaeda and terrorism Jose Padilla, who was arrested in Chicago in 2002 and…

Randy Johnson

Born: Sept. 10, 1963Baseball LHP 6’10’’ flamethrower; struck out over 300 batters 6 times (1993,98,99,00,01,02); led AL in Ks 4 times (1992-95) and NL 5 times (1999-2002,04); struck out 20 batters…

Lou Gehrig

Born: June 19, 1903Baseball 1B played in 2,130 consecutive games from 1925-39 a major league record until Cal Ripken Jr. surpassed it in 1995; led AL in RBI 5 times and HRs 3 times; drove in 100…

The United States at War: Afghanistan

2002 Cause: Afghanistan’s Taliban government harbored Osama bin Laden and the al-Qaeda terrorist group, who were responsible for the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on…

Who Plays Where

Major League Cities & Teams As of Oct. 31, 2006, there were 132 major league teams playing or scheduled to play men's baseball, men's basketball, NFL football, hockey and men's soccer in 53…

Gabrielle Anwar

actressBorn: 2/4/1971Birthplace: Laleham, England As the daughter of a film producer and an English actress, you might say that the beautiful lady had little choice but to become an actress. Her…