The Scottish explorer James Bruce (1730-1794) introduced Ethiopia to the Western world and confirmed the source of the Blue Nile. He was the first modern explorer of tropical Africa. James Bruce was born on Dec. 14, 1730, near Larbert in Stirlingshire....

1730-1794 Scottish Explorer When James Bruce returned to England in 1774 after years spent in the mysterious land of Ethiopia, his fantastic tales gained him a reputation as a liar. Yet modern research has confirmed the accuracy of Bruce's...

James Bruce Born December 14, 1730, Stirlingshire, Scotland Died April 27, 1794, Stirlingshire, Scotland Africa’s Nile River was the site of numerous expeditions during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Many European travelers to the...

From ancient times, the existence and survival of Egypt has depended on the Nile River. About 4,000 miles (6,437 km) long, the Nile is the longest river in the world and consists of two main branches. The longer branch, often referred to as the White...

James Bruce (December 14, 1730 – April 27, 1794) was a Scottish traveller and travel writer who spent more than a dozen years in North Africa and Ethiopia, where he traced the origins of the Blue...

Those President Bush granted pardons or a commuted sentence:PARDONED_ James Albert Bodendieck Sr., of New Athens, Ill., convicted in 1959 of interstate transportation of a stolen vehicle._ Jeffrey James Bruce, of Chandler, Okla., convicted in 1994 of possession of stolen mail._ Charles Wayne Bryant, of...

President Bush granted pardons Tuesday to carjackers, drug dealers, a moonshiner and a violator of election laws, but not to I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, his vice president's former top aide who was convicted in the case of the leaked identity of a CIA operative.In all,...