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111Shamir, Yitzhak — orig. Yitzhak Jazernicki born Oct. 15, 1915, Ruzinoy, Pol., Russian Empire Polish born Israeli statesman. He immigrated in 1935 to Palestine, where he helped found the Israel Freedom Fighters, later known as the Stern Gang. Twice arrested by… …
112Calendar of 2001 — ▪ 2002 January America has never been united by blood or birth or soil. We are bound by ideals that move us beyond our backgrounds, lift us above our interests and teach us what it means to be citizens. Every child must be taught these principles …
113Homosexuality and the Churches — ▪ 1994 Introduction by Martin E. Marty Sexuality, always a troubling issue in religion, has become the centre of controversy in American religious bodies in recent decades. Whereas struggles over civil rights, protest over the Vietnam war,… …
114Karzai, Hamid — ▪ 2002 The U.S. bombing of Afghanistan, launched in October 2001, produced dramatic military results before a political framework for reconstructing the country could be established. By mid November the Taliban regime had collapsed, and… …
115Law, Crime, and Law Enforcement — ▪ 2006 Introduction Trials of former heads of state, U.S. Supreme Court rulings on eminent domain and the death penalty, and high profile cases against former executives of large corporations were leading legal and criminal issues in 2005.… …
116Beltrán, Pedro Gerado — ▪ Peruvian economist, diplomat, and publisher born Feb. 17, 1897, Lima, Peru died Feb. 16, 1979, Lima Peruvian economist, diplomat, and publisher whose brief term as prime minister and minister of finance (1959–61) stabilized the Peruvian… …
117Benedict XVI — ▪ pope Introduction original name Joseph Alois Ratzinger born April 16, 1927, Marktl am Inn, Ger. the bishop of Rome and the head of the Roman Catholic Church from 2005. Prior to his election as pope, Benedict led a distinguished career… …
118Brennan, Walter — ▪ American actor born July 25, 1894, Lynn or Swampscott, Mass., U.S. died September 21, 1974, Oxnard, Calif. American character actor, best known for his portrayals of western sidekicks and lovable or irascible old codgers. During his …
119Finnish literature — Introduction the oral and written literature produced in Finland in the Finnish, Swedish, and, during the Middle Ages, Latin languages. The history of Finnish literature and that of Swedish literature are intertwined. From the mid… …
120God, Church of — ▪ American Protestant denomination any of several Pentecostal churches that developed in the U.S. South from the late 19th and early 20th century Latter Rain revival, based on a belief that a second rain of the gifts of the Holy Spirit… …
