asian and pacific agenda for social development into the twenty-first century
51Calendar of 1997 — ▪ 1998 JANUARY JANUARY 1 Ghanaian Kofi Annan replaces Egyptian Boutros Boutros Ghali in the position of United Nations secretary general. Among those knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in the annual New Year s Day ceremony is pop musician …
52Gerald Ford — This article is about the U.S. President. For other uses, see Gerald Ford (disambiguation). Gerald Ford 38th President of the United States …
53Calendar of 1998 — ▪ 1999 January January 1 At the stroke of the new year, the Russian ruble is worth a thousand times less than before as three zeros are removed from its value; about six new rubles equal one U.S. dollar. Foreign Minister David Levy… …
54League of Nations — (English) Société des Nations (French) Sociedad de Naciones (Spanish) International organization …
55Latin America — Latin American redirects here. For Latin American people, see Latin Americans. Latin America Area 21,069,501 km2 (8,134,980 sq mi) Population 572,039,894 …
56Tiger — This article is about the feline. For other uses, see Tiger (disambiguation). Tigress redirects here. For other uses, see Tigress (disambiguation). Tiger …
57Armenian Genocide — Armenian civilians are marched to a nearby prison i …
58Relief of General Douglas MacArthur — General of the Army MacArthur greets President Truman at the Wake Island Conference Contents …
59Abrahamic religions — Symbols of the Abrahamic religions: Judaism represented by the Star of David (top), Christianity represented by the Cross (left), and Islam represented by the Arabic calligraphy of God s name (Allah) (right). Abrahamic religions are the… …
60Climate change mitigation — Fossil fuel related CO2 emissions compared to five of IPCC s emissions scenarios. The dips are related to global recessions. Data from IPCC SRES scenarios; …