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DEFINITION: (noun) A store selling hardware. SYNONYMS: hardware store. USAGE: The building needed numerous repairs, so we considered ourselves fortunate that there was an ironmongery nearby.

Schmidt was the Chancellor of West Germany from 1974 to 1982, as well as Minister of Defense and Minister of Finance. Faced with a worldwide economic recession, he took a tough and conservative stance. He and the French president helped establish annual world economic summits of leaders from industrialized countries. Following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, Schmidt was a strong supporter of the NATO alliance. What nickname did his abilities as a sharp orator earn him?

After demonstrating exemplary leadership as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution, George Washington resigned his commission to the Congress on December 23, 1783, soon after The Kingdom of Great Britain had recognized American independence. This act established the important precedent that civilian elected officials, rather than military officers, possessed ultimate authority. What was Washington's yearly salary as president?

Turkmenistan President Saparmurat Niyazov Turkmenbashi, who ruled the country for 21 years, died on Wednesday from heart failure. Niyazov, who was known as the "father of all Turkmen," was 66 years old. He will be buried in a village near the capital city of Ashgabat, and the People's Council, the highest legislative body in the country, is expected to elect a new president on December 26.

Tandy was a noted British-American theatre, film, and TV actress. From a young age she was determined to be an actress and first appeared on the London stage in 1926, playing Katherine opposite Laurence Olivier's Henry V, and Cordelia opposite John Gielgud's King Lear. Later, she moved to New York and met Canadian actor Hume Cronyn, who became her second husband and frequent partner on stage and screen. In 1989, she won an Academy Award for what film?