(Encyclopedia) Bolkiah Mu'izzadin Waddaulah, Sir Hassanal, 1946–, sultan of Brunei (1967–). He succeeded to the throne after the abdication of his father, Sultan Sir Omar Ali Saifuddin. Known as a…
Foreign-Born Population in the United States, 1980-2010 People in the U.S. Speaking a Language Other than English at Home Top Ten Places of 100,000 or More Population with the Highest Percent…
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The United States of America has a lot of citizens. So many, in fact, that the government has an entire bureau whose job is gathering info about them. The Census Bureau is…
U.S. News | World News Here are the key events in business and science news for the month of August 2009. Cash for Clunkers Program Extended (Aug. 6): The Senate votes 60–37…
(Encyclopedia) KufaKufak&oomacr;ˈfə [key], former Mesopotamian city, near the Euphrates River, c.110 mi (177 km) S of Baghdad. Founded in 638, Kufa soon rivaled Basra in size. The Arab governor…
(Encyclopedia) Kitab al-AghaniKitab al-Aghanikētäbˈ äl-ägänēˈ [key] [Arab.,=book of songs], collection of poems in many volumes compiled by Abu al-Faraj Ali of Esfahan. It contains poems from the…
