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(Encyclopedia) WiganWiganwĭgˈən [key], metropolitan borough (1991 pop. 88,725), N England, located in the Manchester metropolitan area on the Douglas River. Wigan has a wide variety of industries,…Murdoch, Dame Iris
(Encyclopedia) Murdoch, Dame Iris (Dame Jean Iris Murdoch)Murdoch, Dame Irismûrˈdŏk [key], 1919–99, British novelist and philosopher, b. Dublin, Ireland, grad. Oxford (1942). In 1948 she was named…Herzog, Werner
(Encyclopedia) Herzog, Werner, 1942–, German director, screenwriter, and producer; originally named Werner Stipetic. A leading contemporary German filmmaker, Herzog is known for his vivid and poetic…1977 Tony Awards
PlayThe Shadow BoxMusicalAnnieActor—PlayAl Pacino, The Basic Training of Pavlo HummelActress—PlayJulie Harris, The Belle of AmherstFeatured Actor—PlayJonathan Pryce, ComediansFeatured Actress…Sacré-Cœur
(Encyclopedia) Sacré-CœurSacré-Cœursäkrā-körˈ [key], basilica in Paris, dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. It is a famous landmark atop the Montmartre, from which it dominates the city. Built (…Middlesborough
(Encyclopedia) Middlesborough, city (1990 pop. 11,328), Bell co., S Ky., in the Cumberland Mts. near the point where Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia meet; inc. 1890. It is a coal-mining center with…Williams, Robert R., Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Williams, Robert R., Jr., 1886–1965, American chemist, b. India, grad. Univ. of Chicago (B.S., 1907); brother of Roger John Williams. Research undertaken in 1910, while he was chemist…Bloomsbury group
(Encyclopedia) Bloomsbury group, name given to the literary group that made the Bloomsbury area of London the center of its activities from 1904 to World War II. It included Lytton Strachey, Virginia…2005–2006 Obie Awards
The 2005–2006 Obie Awards, honoring distinguished achievement in Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway productions, were presented on May 15, 2006, at New York…George Irving Bell 2000 Deaths
George Irving BellAge: 73 biophysicist who founded Los Alamos' Center for Human Genome Studies in 1988 and also contributed to the Human Genome Project. He died of leukemia. Died: Los Alamos…Trending
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