David Mason, who reported for The Associated Press on the Suez crisis, Charles de Gaulle's rise to power and the Vietnam War in a 37-year career, has died following a long illness, his son said Wednesday. He was 85.Mason, who had been in declining health,...

Today is Tuesday, April 10, the 100th day of 2007. There are 265 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On April 10, 1912, the RMS Titanic set sail from Southampton, England, on its ill-fated maiden voyage.On this date:In 1790, President George Washington signed into...

When we think of great leaders, what names pop up?Lincoln, Washington, FDR, Churchill, de Gaulle.All had to lead their country through a war that was, in fact, a fight for that nation's survival. Perhaps that explains why Dwight David Eisenhower (1890-1969) was such an underrated...

The essay is about U.S. involement in the Suez Crisis of 1956. It discusses the key players from Nasser to Eisenhower and provides an overview of the causes, effects, tension, and results of the Suez Crisis.