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Jack Kent Cooke Biography

Jack Kent CookeBorn: Oct. 25, 1912Football sole owner of NFL Washington Redskins from 1985-97; teams won 2 Super Bowls (1988,92); also owned NBA Lakers and NHL Kings in LA; built LA Forum for…

Brewer's: Cynosure

(3 syl.). The polar star; the observed of all observers. Greek for dog's tail, and applied to the constellation called Ursa Minor. As seamen guide their ships by the north star, and…

Brewer's: Cypress

(The) is a funeral tree, and was dedicated by the Romans to Pluto, because when once cut it never grows again. “Cypresse garlands are of great account at funeralls amongst the gentiler…

1922–2007 Newbery Medal Winners

1922The Story of Mankind, Hendrick Willem Van Loon1923The Voyages of Dr. Doolittle, Hugh A. Lofting1924The Dark Frigate, Charles Boardman Hawes1925Tales from Silver Lands, Charles Joseph…

1997-98 WNBA Annual Awards

Most Valuable Player: Cynthia Cooper, Houston Rookie of the Year: Tracy Reid, Charlotte Newcomer of the Year: Suzie McConnell Serio, Cle. Def. Player of the Year: Teresa Weatherspoon, N.Y. Coach…

WNBA Annual Awards

Most Valuable Player: Cynthia Cooper, HoustonSportsmanship Award: Haixia Zheng, Los AngelesDefensive Player of the Year: Teresa Weatherspoon, New YorkCoach of the Year: Van Chancellor,…

2013 National Book Awards

The National Book Awards were presented November 20, 2013, in New York City. Fiction: The Good Lord Bird, James McBride (…

Titus (TV Show)

FoxMidseason debutMonday 8:30–9:00 p.m.Cast:Christopher Titus, Stacy Keach, Cynthia Watros, and Zack Ward An autobiographical comedy about stand-up comic Christopher Titus (he plays a custom…