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2010 Grammy Awards

The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards were presented at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Feb. 13, 2011. See a partial list of the winners below. If you want to view a complete list go to grammy.com. Album…

Isaacs, Susan Sutherland

(Encyclopedia) Isaacs, Susan Sutherland, 1885–1948, British educator. After studying at the universities of Manchester and Cambridge, she became a lecturer in early childhood education. A disciple of…

mealybug

(Encyclopedia) mealybug, common name for certain unarmored scale insects that exude a granular white secretion, giving them a mealy appearance. Many are common greenhouse and crop pests. Adult…

Brown, Helen Gurley

(Encyclopedia) Brown, Helen Gurley, 1922–2012, American writer and editor, b. Green Forest, Ark. A child of poverty, she became a successful advertising copywriter and wrote the best-selling Sex and…

Sillanpää, Frans Eemil

(Encyclopedia) Sillanpää, Frans EemilSillanpää, Frans Eemilfräns āˈmĭl sĭlˈlänpăˌ [key], 1888–1964, Finnish novelist. As a young man Sillanpää studied natural science at Helsinki and came under the…

1974–1975 Emmy Awards

Outstanding Drama SeriesMasterpiece Theatre: Upstairs, Downstairs (PBS)Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesRobert Blake, Baretta (ABC)Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama SeriesJean Marsh…

YMCA

(Encyclopedia) YMCA: see Young Men's Christian Association.

YWCA

(Encyclopedia) YWCA: see Young Women's Christian Association.

Y, the

(Encyclopedia) Y, the: see Young Men's Christian Association.