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1996 George Foster Peabody Awards
The Peabody Awards, administered by the University of Georgia's Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communications, honor excellence in both radio and television broadcasting.Black…Superior, Lake
(Encyclopedia) Superior, Lake, largest freshwater lake in the world, 31,820 sq mi (82,414 sq km), 350 mi (563 km) long and 160 mi (257 km) at its greatest width, bordered on the W by NE Minnesota, on…Weather: The Name Game
The Name GameWeatherHurricanes: The Greatest Storms on EarthIt's Different in the TropicsHow It HappensThe Name GameHurricane ForecastingThe Triple Threat Prior to World War II, hurricanes were…Biographies: Selected Football Players and Coaches
Selected Football Players and Coaches Knute Kenneth Rockne See also Pro Football Hall of Fame People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Super Bowls National…Biographies of the Presidents
Read bios on all of the U.S. presidents from George Washington to Ulysses S. Grant to Joe Biden. George Washington John Adams Thomas Jefferson James Madison James Monroe…Turkey and Pigskin
A guide to Thanksgiving football by Mike Morrison This article was posted in November 2000. Lions opponents no longer have Barry Sanders to worry about on Thanksgiving as the future Hall of…Biographies: 2007 People in the News
2007 People in the News See also 2006 People in the News 2005 People in the News 2004 People in the News 2003 People in the News 2002 People…Father's Day Took Decades to Become a National Holiday
The Father’s Day holiday was not an inevitability. Mother’s Day was actually the inspiration for Father’s Day in the United States. However, it was a lot easier to make Mother’s Day a holiday than it…Zapata, Emiliano
(Encyclopedia) Zapata, EmilianoZapata, Emilianoāmēlyäˈnō säpäˈtä [key], c.1879–1919, Mexican revolutionary, b. Morelos. Zapata was of almost pure native descent. A tenant farmer, he occupied a social…peonage
(Encyclopedia) peonagepeonagepēˈənĭj [key], system of involuntary servitude based on the indebtedness of the laborer (the peon) to his creditor. It was prevalent in Spanish America, especially in…Trending
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