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Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

Director:Jay RoachWriters:Mike Myers and Michael McCullersNew Line Cinema; 95 minutes; PG-13 Release:6/99Cast:Mike Myers, Heather Graham, Michael York, Robert Wagner, Rob Lowe, Liz Hurley,…

Caleb POWERS, Congress, KY (1869-1932)

POWERS Caleb , a Representative from Kentucky; born near Williamsburg, Whitley County, Ky., February 1, 1869; attended the public schools, Union College, Barbourville, Ky., the University of…

Gershom POWERS, Congress, NY (1789-1831)

POWERS Gershom , a Representative from New York; born in Croydon, Sullivan County, N.H., July 11, 1789; attended the common schools and was largely self-taught; taught school in the town of…

Llewellyn POWERS, Congress, ME (1836-1908)

POWERS Llewellyn , a Representative from Maine; born in Pittsfield, Somerset County, Maine, October 14, 1836; attended the common schools of Pittsfield and St. Albans Academy; was graduated from…

1999 Soccer Season Recap: Girl Power

Girl Power The most enduring image of this summer's Women's World Cup may be a shirtless Brandi Chastain celebrating her Cup-winning goal in the overtime shoot-out but it was not the only thing…

occultism

(Encyclopedia) occultismoccultisməkŭlˈtĭzəm [key], belief in supernatural sciences or powers, such as magic, astrology, alchemy, theosophy, and spiritism, either for the purpose of enlarging man's…

Compromise of 1850

(Encyclopedia) Compromise of 1850. The annexation of Texas to the United States and the gain of new territory by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo at the close of the Mexican War (1848) aggravated the…

Halloween: Witchcraft in Film, Part 2

Damn Those Miscreants by Beth Rowen Related Links Halloween Trick and TreatsAll-Time Scariest MoviesInterview with a Real-Life WitchInterview with Blair Witch DirectorsBlair Witch…

William, prince of Wied

(Encyclopedia) William, prince of Wied, 1876–1945, mpret [ruler] of Albania (1914), third son of William, prince of Wied, nephew of Elizabeth of Romania. A German army officer, he was selected by the…