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Great Days in Harlem

The birth of the Harlem Renaissance by Beth Rowen & Borgna Brunner   Zora Neale Hurston, 1935 The orig. manuscript of Hughes's Ballad of Booker T. Related Links…

August 2016: Actor, Funnyman Gene Wilder Dies

World News | Disasters & Science News Here's a slideshow depicting the major U.S. news events of August 2016. 1. CDC Issues Zika Warning 2. U.S. Launches Airstrikes Against ISIS in Libya 3.…

Brewer's: Gloucester

(2 syl.). The ancient Britons called the town Caer Glou (bright city). The Romans Latinised Glou or Glove in Glev-um, and added colonia (the Roman colony of Glev-um). The Saxons restored…

Brewer's: Bernard

(St.). Abbot of the monastery of Clairvaux in the twelfth century. His fame for wisdom was very great, and few church matters were undertaken without his being consulted. Petit Bernard.…

2018 Winter Olympics: Alpine Skiing

Winter 2018 sees a new event and a new ski slope Source: AP Photo/Alessandro TrovatiRelated Links 2018 Winter Olympics Memorable Olympic Moments Alpine Skiing Through the Years…

Rocky Mountain High

A guide to the 2003 Winter X Games by John Gettings Related Links Winter & Summer X GamesOlympic Snowboarding ResultsOlympic Preview: SnowboardingSummer X GamesUS Ski Team Int'l Ski Fed.Int'l…

Five-Ring Circus

Bribery scandal tarnishes Olympic gold by Gerry Brown President Juan Antonio Samaranch. Related Links Olympics OverviewOlympic ReformsOlympics Through the YearsIt's been called "the ugliest…

Timeline: Modern Fashion, 1970-1990s

Part III: 1970-199 by David Johnson 1970 1974 1979 1980s 1984 1990s Part I: 1858-1920 1970 Known as Halston, Roy Halston Frowick dominates 1970s with pantsuits, sweater sets, form-…