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1964 Academy Awards

The 1964 Academy Awards were presented April 5, 1965 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium.Best PictureBecket, Hal B. Wallis, producer (Paramount)Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop…

Harrisburg

(Encyclopedia) Harrisburg. <1> City (2020 pop. 8,219), seat of Saline co., SE Ill; founded c. 1852. In the mid-19th century, it was a center of…

May 2019 Current Events: US News

Top of Page Disaster News | Science & Technology News | World News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the world…

Tim Flock 1998 Deaths

Tim FlockAge: 73 pioneer of stock car racing who won 40 career NASCAR races, including Winston Cup titles in 1952 and 1955; set a NASCAR record with 19 poles in 1955; was recognized as one…

Tony Dorsett

Tony DorsettBorn: Apr. 7, 1954Football RB won Heisman Trophy leading Pitt to national title in 1976; 3rd all-time in NCAA Div. I-A rushing with 6,082 yards; led Dallas to Super Bowl title as…

Larry Doby

Larry DobyBorn: Dec. 13, 1924Baseball OF First Black player in the AL; joined the Cleveland Indians in July 1947, three months after Jackie Robinson entered the Majors with the NL's Brooklyn…

Jane Eyre and Edward Rochester

Charlotte Brontë's romantic heroine finds true love by David Johnson Charlotte Brontë's 1847 masterpiece, Jane Eyre, is perhaps the ultimate romantic novel. Jane Eyre was a plain, but…

Earl Baker RUTH, Congress, NC (1916-1989)

RUTH Earl Baker , a Representative from North Carolina; born in Spencer, Rowan County, N.C., February 7, 1916; graduated from Central High School, Charlotte, N.C., 1934; A.B., University of North…

Sue MYRICK, Congress, NC (1941)

MYRICK Sue , a Representative from North Carolina; born in Tiffin, Seneca County, Ohio, August 1, 1941; graduated from Port Clinton High School, Port Clinton, Ohio; attended Heidelberg College,…