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Bernard Mannes Baruch (August 19, 1870 – June 20, 1965) was an American financier, stock market and commodities speculator, statesman, and presidential adviser. After his success in business, he devoted his time toward advising a range of American presidents including Woodrow Wilson and John F. Kennedy on economic matters for over 40 years; this is why Baruch was highly regarded as an elder stateman. Described as a man of immense charm who enjoyed a larger-than-life reputation that matched his considerable fortune, he is remembered ... Including:

• Bernard Baruch - Beginnings
• Bernard Baruch - Presidential advisor
• Bernard Baruch - Park bench statesman
• Bernard Baruch - Miscellaneous facts
• Bernard Baruch - Bibliography

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After the riots, pressure mounted for a retrial of the officers. The acquittals survived appeals in the state courts, but federal charges of civil rights violations were brought against the officers. Near the first anniversary of the acquittal, the city tensely awaited the decision of the federal jury; seven days of deliberations raised speculative fear of an incendiary outcome in the event of a not guilty verdict. Precautionary measures were taken by the government and media. The decision was read in an atypical 7:00 a.m. Saturday co ...

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Annelies Marie "Anne" Frank (June 12, 1929 – ca. March 1945) was a German-born Jewish girl who wrote a diary while in hiding with her family and four friends in Amsterdam during the German occupation of the Netherlands in World War II. Her family had moved to Amsterdam after the Nazis gained power in Germany but were trapped when the Nazi occupation extended into The Netherlands. As persecutions against the Jewish population increased, the family went into hiding in July 1942 in hidden rooms in Otto Frank's office building. A ... Including:

• Anne Frank - Early life
• Anne Frank - The period chronicled in the diary
• Anne Frank - Life in the Achterhuis
• Anne Frank - Arrest and concentration camps
• Anne Frank - The Diary of A Young Girl
• Anne Frank - Publication of the diary
• Anne Frank - Praise for Anne Frank and the Diary
• Anne Frank - Denials and legal action
• Anne Frank - Legacy
• Anne Frank - Anne Frank related
• Anne Frank - Holocaust and World War II related
• Anne Frank - Anne Frank in popular culture

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1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. 1998 - Events. January 1998 - A massive ice storm, caused by El Niño, strikes New England, southern Ontario and Quebec, resulting in widespread power failures, severe damage to forests, and a number of deaths. January 1 - Smoking is banned in all California bars and restaurants. January 2 - Russia begins to circulate new rubl ... Including:

• 1998 - Events
• 1998 - February
• 1998 - March
• 1998 - April
• 1998 - May
• 1998 - June
• 1998 - July
• 1998 - August
• 1998 - September
• 1998 - October
• 1998 - November
• 1998 - December
• 1998 - Unknown Dates
• 1998 - Births
• 1998 - Deaths
• 1998 - January-February
• 1998 - March-July
• 1998 - August-December
• 1998 - Unknown date
• 1998 - Nobel Prizes
• 1998 - Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel
• 1998 - Fields Medalists
• 1998 - Templeton Prize

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Culture of Ireland - Print. There are several daily newspapers in Ireland, including the Irish Independent, The Irish Examiner, The Irish Times, The Star, The Evening Herald, Daily Ireland and The Irish Sun. The best selling of these is the Irish Independent, which is published in both tabloid and broadsheet form. The Sunday market is quite saturated with many British publications. The leading Sunday newspaper in terms of circulation is The Sunday Independent. Other popular papers include T ...

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Main article: Geography of Wales Wales is located on a peninsula in central-west Great Britain. The entire area of Wales is about 20,779 km2 (8,023 square miles). It is about 274 km (170 miles) long and 97 km (60 miles) wide. Wales borders by England to the east and by sea in the other three directions: the Bristol Channel to the south, St George's Channel to the west, and the Irish Sea to the north. Together, Wales has over 965 km (600 miles) of coastline. There are several islands off the Welsh mainland, the large ...

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The riots, beginning in the evening after the verdict, peaked in intensity over the next two days, but would ultimately continue for several days. Continuous television coverage, especially by helicopter news crews, riveted the country and shocked viewers around the world as parts of the city went up in flames, stores were openly looted, innocent bystanders (mainly whites and Koreans) were beaten, and rioters (mainly black) shot at police. A curfew and deployment of California National Guard troops began to control the situation; eventually federal ...

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