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World War I Timeline

Imperial, territorial, and economic rivalries led to the “Great War” between the Central Powers and the Allies. About 10 million combatants killed, 20 million wounded. These are key dates in the war…

Figure Skating: 2006 State Farm U.S. Championships

(Jan. 7–15, 2006, St. Louis, Mo.)Men's singles1. Johnny Weir, SC of New York2. Evan Lysacek, DuPage FSC3. Matthew Savoie, Illinois Valley FSCPairs1. Rena Inoue and John Baldwin, both All Year FSC2…

Tropical Diseases: Introduction

IntroductionTropical DiseasesIntroductionLeishmaniasis: The Sand Fly's BugGiardiasis: A One-Celled WonderSchistosomiasis: Snail FeverAfrican Sleeping SicknessRiver BlindnessMany diseases are caused…

Mond, Alfred Moritz, 1st Baron Melchett

(Encyclopedia) Mond, Alfred Moritz, 1st Baron MelchettMond, Alfred Moritz, 1st Baron Melchettmŏnd, mĕlˈchĭt [key], 1868–1930, English industrialist and politician; son of Ludwig Mond. He played a…

Holland, Henry Richard Vassall Fox, 3d Baron

(Encyclopedia) Holland, Henry Richard Vassall Fox, 3d Baron, 1773–1840, British politician, nephew of Charles James Fox. He was a member of the Whig opposition party from 1797 and served as lord…

Antitrust, Again

The Wintel Alliance: Robber Barons Redux?  Already notorious within the high-tech industry for its bullying tactics, Microsoft came to the attention of government regulators when a small software…

Olympia Jean SNOWE, Congress, ME (1947)

Senate Years of Service: 1995-Party: RepublicanSNOWE, Olympia Jean, a Senator and a Representative from Maine; born Olympia Jean Boucles, Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine, February 21, 1947;…

Susan Margaret COLLINS, Congress, ME (1952)

Senate Years of Service: 1997-Party: RepublicanCOLLINS, Susan Margaret, a Senator from Maine; born in Caribou, Aroostook County, Maine, December 7, 1952; graduated from St. Lawrence University…