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Chechnya Timeline

by David Johnson and Borgna Brunner 1800s 1900s 1950s 1990s 2000 2002 2005 2008 2010 2014 1830s Czar Nicholas I invades Caucasus, meets fierce resistance. 1859 Russia conquers,…

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Texas

(Encyclopedia) CE5 TexasTexastĕkˈsəs [key], largest state in the coterminous United States. It is located in the south-central part of the country and is bounded by Oklahoma, across the Red River…

Radio and Television Personalities

Ed Sullivan See also People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links The Emmy® Awards International Consortium of Investigative Journalists Awards Alfred I. duPont —…

Freud, Sigmund

(Encyclopedia) Freud, SigmundFreud, Sigmundfroid [key], 1856–1939, Austrian psychiatrist, founder of psychoanalysis. Born in Moravia, he lived most of his life in Vienna, receiving his medical degree…

Bach, Johann Sebastian

(Encyclopedia) Bach, Johann SebastianBach, Johann Sebastiansābäsˈtyän [key]Bach, Johann Sebastian bäkh [key], 1685–1750, German composer and organist, b. Eisenach; one of the greatest and most…

State Department Notes on Iceland

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: Geography People History Government Political Conditions Defense Foreign Relations U.S.-Icelandic Relations GEOGRAPHYIceland is a volcanic…

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Holidays: Religious and Secular, 2005

Holidays: Religious and Secular, 2005 In the United States, there are ten federal holidays set by law. Four are set by date (New Year's Day, Independence Day, Veterans Day, and Christmas Day). The…

Holidays: Religious and Secular, 2006

In the United States, there are ten federal holidays set by law. Four are set by date (New Year's Day, Independence Day, Veterans Day, and Christmas Day). The other six are set by a day of the week…