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1998 Golden Globe Nominees

  Here are the nominees in the movie categories for the 1998 Golden Globe Awards. The winners are in bold face. Best Motion Picture — Drama: Elizabeth   Gods and Monsters…

Female Literary Figures

  Aidoo - Corelli | Dickinson - Luce | Mansfield - Rukeyser | Sackville - Yourcenar Anaïs Nin Biographies of Notable Women Actresses Adventurers Artists…

Gustavus II

(Encyclopedia) Gustavus II (Gustavus Adolphus), 1594–1632, king of Sweden (1611–32), son and successor of Charles IX. In military organization and strategy, Gustavus was ahead of his time. While…

Australian literature

(Encyclopedia) Australian literature, the literature of Australia. Because the vast majority of early Australian settlers were transported prisoners, the beginnings of Australian literature were oral…

Descartes, René

(Encyclopedia) Descartes, RenéDescartes, Renérənāˈ dākärtˈ [key], Lat. Renatus Cartesius, 1596–1650, French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist, b. La Haye. Descartes' methodology was a major…

Women's Olympic Swimming Medalists

Event   Time 50m Free Amy Van Dyken, USA 24.87   Le Jingyi, CHN 24.90   Sandra Volker, GER 25.14 100m Free Le Jingyi, CHN 54.50   Sandra Volker, GER 54…

1961 Academy Awards

The 1961 Academy Awards were presented April 9, 1962 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium.Best Motion PictureFanny, Joshua Logan, producer (Warner Bros.)The Guns of Navarone, Carl Foreman,…