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1The figures are in, and U.S. moviegoers dished out more than $6.2 billion dollars at the box office in 1997, a 7 percent increase over 1996's $5.76 billion take. Men in Black fared best in…Afrofuturism
(Encyclopedia) Afrofuturism, artistic and cultural movement that is based on the wedding of African diasporic themes with modern technology and elements of science fiction and fantasy.…Twain, Mark
(Encyclopedia) Twain, Mark, pseud. of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, 1835–1910, American author, b. Florida, Mo. As humorist, narrator, and social observer, Twain is unsurpassed in American literature.…Talmadge, Eugene
(Encyclopedia) Talmadge, Eugene, 1884–1946, governor of Georgia (1933–37, 1941–43), b. Forsyth, Ga. In his second term as governor (1935–37) of Georgia, his staff was forbidden by Harry Hopkins to…Ingersoll, Robert Green
(Encyclopedia) Ingersoll, Robert Green, 1833–99, American orator and lawyer, b. Dresden, N.Y. The son of a Congregational minister who eventually settled in Illinois, Ingersoll was admitted (1854) to…Oklahoma City
(Encyclopedia) Oklahoma City (1990 pop. 444,719), state capital, and seat of Oklahoma co., central Okla., on the North Canadian River; inc. 1890. The state's largest city, it is an important…Poems and Songs of Robert Burns: John Anderson, My Jo
by Robert Burns The Captain's LadyMy Love, She's But A Lassie YetJohn Anderson, My Jo John Anderson, my jo, John, When we were first acquent; Your locks were like the raven…Richard Clough ANDERSON, Jr., Congress, KY (1788-1826)
ANDERSON Richard Clough, Jr. , a Representative from Kentucky; born at 'Soldiers' Retreat,' near Louisville, Ky., August 4, 1788; attended private schools; was graduated from William and Mary…stall
(Encyclopedia) stall, small division of a larger space, sometimes partly partitioned. The term is used for a booth for display and selling at an exhibition, for a compartment in a stable or kennel,…Balboa, Vasco Núñez de
(Encyclopedia) Balboa, Vasco Núñez deBalboa, Vasco Núñez debălbōˈə, Span. väˈskō n&oomacr;ˈnyāth dā bälbōˈä [key], c.1475–1519, Spanish conquistador, discoverer of the Pacific Ocean. After…Trending
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