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Gaza Strip summary
Gaza Strip, Arabic Qiṭāʿ Ghazzah Hebrew Reẓuʿat ʿAzza , Territory,...
Shivaji summary
Shivaji, or Sivaji , (born Feb. 19, 1630, or April 1627, Shivner,...
West Bank summary
West Bank, Territory west of the Jordan River and east of Jerusalem.
Arab-Israeli wars summary
Arab-Israeli wars, Military conflicts fought between various...
Hamas summary
Hamas, also spelled Ḥamās acronym of Ḥarakat al-Muqāwamah al-Islāmiyyah...
Israel summary
Israel, officially State of Israel , Country, Middle East, at...
OPEC summary
OPEC, in full Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries...
Sandra Day O’Connor summary
Sandra Day O’Connor, orig.
Henry Kissinger summary
Henry Kissinger, (born May 27, 1923, Fürth, Ger.—died Nov. 29,...
Western colonialism summary
Western colonialism, a political-economic phenomenon whereby...
Australian Aboriginal peoples summary
Australian Aboriginal peoples, one of the two distinct groups...
Notable Characters in the Works of Charles Dickens
Use this list to learn about the most notable characters in the...
Demeter summary
Demeter, In Greek religion, a consort of Zeus and the goddess...
South Africa summary
South Africa, officially Republic of South Africa formerly Union...
ʿAbd al-Muʾmin ibn ʿAlī summary
ʿAbd al-Muʾmin ibn ʿAlī, (born 1094, Tāgrā [now in Algeria]—died...
North Carolina summary
North Carolina, State, southern Atlantic region, U.S.
Silvio Berlusconi summary
Silvio Berlusconi, (born Sept. 29, 1936, Milan, Italy—died June...
Theodore Kaczynski summary
Theodore Kaczynski, known as the Unabomber , (born May 22, 1942,...
Martin Amis summary
Martin Amis, (born Aug. 25, 1949, Oxford, Oxfordshire, Eng.—died...
Disney Company summary
Disney Company, U.S.
Harry Belafonte summary
Harry Belafonte, orig.
John Locke Timeline
Timeline of important events in the life of English philosopher...
John Locke’s Important Works
Descriptive list of some of the most important works of English...
Edgar Degas summary
Edgar Degas, (born July 19, 1834, Paris, France—died Sept. 27,...