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Iraq Crisis, 2002–2003

by Borgna Brunner 1920s–1999 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 Next: 2003 Jan. 29, 2002 In President George W. Bush's state of the union speech…

August 2005

WorldSudan Leader Killed in Crash (Aug. 1): Government confirms that John Garang, leader of the opposition Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) who was recently named vice president, had been…

Iraq Crisis, 2005

by Borgna Brunner 1920s–1999 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 Next: 2006 Jan. 4, 2005 Ali al-…

December 2008 Current Events

Here are the key news events of the month organized into three categories: World News, U.S. News, and Business, Society, and Science News. World | Nation | Business/…

Abdul-Mahdi, Adel

(Encyclopedia) Abdul-Mahdi, Adel, 1942–, Iraqi political leader. Born into a prominent Shiite family, he joined the Ba'ath party in the early 1960s, then left the party and went into self-exile in…

1999 World History

Thabo Mbeki (1942–) Eileen Collins (1956– ) NASA   1999 U.S. agrees to ease restrictions on Cuba (Jan. 4). Dennis Hastert elected to replace Newt…

Iraq War Timeline, 2006

by Borgna Brunner 1920s–1999 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 Next: 2007 Jan. 20, 2006 Preliminary…