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Set in the near future, Defying Gravity is a television show that revolves around the exploits of eight astronauts from five countries (four men and four women) who undertake a ...

According to the New York Times, former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is suffering from dementia. The publication of her daughter Carol's memoir in September of 2008 prompted public ...

Basque separatism is a long-standing struggle for self-determination of the Basque regions in Spain and France that dates back to the 19th century. Today, the main separatist group for Basque ...

The Baath Party is dedicated to secular Arab nationalism, attempting to install sympathetic leaders in a variety of different Middle Eastern nations in the hopes of kick-starting a unified, pan-Arab ...

The Philippine ferry MV Princess of the Stars was capsized by high seas from the wake of Typhoon Fengshen on June 21, 2008. At least 800 people were aboard the ...

17-year-old Timothy Kretschmer killed 16 people on March 11, 2009 in Winnenden, Germany. Kretschmer opened fire at the Albertville-Realschule Winnenden junior high school and killed 10 students and three teachers ...

Don Bradman was an Australian cricketer who finished his cricket career just 4 runs away from a career batting average of 100.BBC Sport: A Unique Talent In 2002, Wisden ...

The Armenian Genocide refers to a period of about seven years during the Young Turks' government of the Ottoman Empire. Between two and three million ethnic Armenians were forcibly deported ...