(Encyclopedia) Sviatoslav or SvyatoslavSviatoslavboth: svyäˈtəsləv [key], d. 972, duke of Kiev (945–72), son of Igor and of St. Olga. His mother acted as regent for him until c.962, when he came of…
Fox Fox's retro risk That '70s Show Fox, which hit the jackpot last year with comedies Ally McBeal and King of the Hill, has hit the skids this year with its selection of new sitcoms. In fact…
HARLAN, Andrew Jackson, (cousin of Aaron Harlan), a Representative from Indiana; born near Wilmington, Clinton County, Ohio, March 29, 1815; attended the public schools; studied law; was…
President of Afghanistan Born: 1957Birthplace: Kandahar, Afghanistan Karzai was elected president in Afghanistan's first popular elections on Oct. 9. He had been leading an interim Afghan…
SMITH, Thomas Vernor, a Representative from Illinois; born in Blanket, Brown County, Tex., April 26, 1890; attended the public schools; was graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in…
STEVENS, Raymond Bartlett, a Representative from New Hampshire; born in Binghamton, Broome County, N.Y., June 18, 1874; moved with his parents to Lisbon, Grafton County, N.H., in 1876;…
NATO in Kosovo United We Stand? by Tasha Vincent This article was posted on April 16, 1999.The crisis in Kosovo has galvanized NATO more than any other conflict since the end of the Cold War. But…
MOORE, Joseph Hampton, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Woodbury, Gloucester County, N.J., March 8, 1864; attended the common schools; studied law; reporter on the Philadelphia…
(Encyclopedia) Nikolić, TomislavNikolić, Tomislavämˈēsläv nēˈkōlĭch [key], 1952–, Serbian political leader. A construction executive, he entered politics in the 1990s, becoming a member of the…
