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September 2000 News and Events

WorldBurmese Opposition Leader under House Arrest (Sept. 4): Government and police shut down activities of National League for Democracy, led by Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi.…

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees

Inductees The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame honors musicians and music-industry figures who have contributed to the energy and evolution of rock music. To be eligible for inclusion,…

1974 Academy Awards

The 1974 Academy Awards were presented April 8, 1975 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles.Best PictureChinatown, Robert Evans, producer (Paramount)The Conversation, Francis Ford…

Back On Top

Two decades and five head coaches after its last NCAA title, UCLA finally wins its first championship of the post-Wooden era.—Gene Wojciechowski They came. They saw. They resigned. That's…

Entertainment News from December 1997

Elton John Archive Photos 5 Kathie Lee just can't seem to get a break. The New York Daily News reports that state authorities have shut down a Manhattan factory that manufactures…

Gettysburg Address

(Encyclopedia) Gettysburg Address, speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln on Nov. 19, 1863, at the dedication of the national cemetery on the Civil War battlefield of Gettysburg, Pa. It is one of the…

Wilde, Oscar

(Encyclopedia) Wilde, Oscar (Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde), 1854–1900, Irish author and wit, b. Dublin. He is most famous for his sophisticated, brilliantly witty plays, which were the first…

All Alone

All AloneIt was easy to promise self-abnegation when self was wrapped up in another, and heart and soul were purified by a sweet example. But when the helpful voice was silent, the daily…

2006 Academy Awards

The 2006 Academy Awards were presented February 25, 2007, at the Kodak Theatre. Best Picture Babel The Departed Letters from Iwo Jima Little Miss Sunshine The Queen Best Animated Picture Cars…