Alfredo Stroessner (born 1912) became president of Paraguay in 1954, and ruled as a dictator until he was overthrown and forced into exile in 1989. Alfredo Stroessner was born on Nov. 3, 1912, at the southeastern Paraguayan border city of...

Today is Thursday, Aug. 16, the 228th day of 2007. There are 137 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Aug. 16, 1977, Elvis Presley died at his Graceland estate in Memphis, Tenn., at age 42.On this date:In 1777, American forces won the Revolutionary...

Latin America is finally owning up to its "dirty wars" _ the nightmarish campaigns of state-sponsored violence in which hundreds of thousands died or "disappeared." But the death of Chile's Gen. Augusto Pinochet shows the continent's leftist leaders of today must act fast to expose...

With "The Feminine Mystique," Betty Friedan gave rise to the modern women's movement, striking a chord that continues to ring four decades later.Friedan and Coretta Scott King gained fame as crusaders for human rights. Shelley Winters and Wendy Wasserstein made their mark in the performing...

With "The Feminine Mystique," Betty Friedan gave rise to the modern women's movement, striking a chord that continues to ring four decades later.Friedan and Coretta Scott King gained fame as crusaders for human rights. Shelley Winters and Wendy Wasserstein made their mark in the performing...