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(Encyclopedia) CE5 Air-cushion vehicle: In vehicles modified with a trunk or skirt (A), the rate of leakage is reduced and less power is needed to maintain the cushion. Vehicles designed to travel…Timur
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Empire of Timur (1405) TimurTimurtĭm&oobreve;rˈ [key] or TamerlaneTimurtămˈərlān [key], c.1336–1405, Mongol conqueror, b. Kesh, near Samarkand. He is also called Timur Leng…Not-so-Jolly Old Elves
Tim Allen puts on a few pounds for his new job in The Santa Clause. The anti-Santa—depressed and grouchy—is another way Hollywood has skewered the big guy for the sardonic pleasure of…1995 Cannes Film Festival
Palme d'OrUnderground, Emir Kusturica (France, Germany and Hungary)Grand PrizeUlysses' Gaze, Theo Angelopoulos (Greece, France and Italy)Best ActorJonathan Price, Carrington (United Kingdom…Some Milestones in U.S. Diplomatic History
Source: U.S. State Department Benjamin Franklin was the first U.S. diplomat. He was appointed in 1776 to help gain French support for American independence and later became minister to France (…2006 Lucille Lortel Awards
Outstanding Play The Lieutenant of Inishmore Outstanding Musical The…2009 New York Film Critics Circle Awards
The winners of the 75th New York Film Critics Circle Awards were announced December 14, 2009 Best Picture: The Hurt…2010 Nobel Prize Winners
Related Links Nobel Prize History Nobel Prize History Quiz Nobel Peace Prize Winners Quiz Women Nobel Prize Winners Quiz…William Shakespeare: Taming of the Shrew, Dramatis Personae
Dramatis PersonaePersons in the Induction.A Lord.Christopher Sly, a tinker. Hostess, Page, Players, Huntsmen, and Servants.Others.Baptista, a rich gentleman of Padua.Vincentio, an old…1999 Westinghouse Science Talent Search Top Ten Winners
First Place: $40,000 scholarship, Christopher Colin Mihelich, 17, Carmel, Ind., Park Tudor School, for study of properties of polynomials having applications to geometry and combinatorics.…Trending
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