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1Ellen DeGeneres and Anne Heche tell the Los Angeles Times they're so fed up with Hollywood giving them the cold shoulder since they disclosed their relationship that they're leaving town and…Kerr, Jean Collins
(Encyclopedia) Kerr, Jean Collins, 1923–2003, American comic author and playwright, b. Scranton, Pa., wife of Walter Kerr. Kerr had a knack for finding wry humor in the worlds of marriage, suburbia,…Kulikovo, battle of
(Encyclopedia) Kulikovo, battle ofKulikovo, battle ofk&oomacr;lyĭkôˈvə [key], 1380, victory of Grand Duke Dmitri Donskoi of Moscow over Khan Mamai of the Golden Horde. The battle was fought on a…Grabbe, Christian Dietrich
(Encyclopedia) Grabbe, Christian DietrichGrabbe, Christian Dietrichkrĭsˈtēän dēˈtrĭkh gräbˈə [key], 1801–36, German dramatist and journalist. Critical of “Shakespearomania,” Grabbe strove for a…mandolin
(Encyclopedia) mandolinmandolinmănˌdəlĭnˈ, mănˈdəlĭnˌ [key], musical instrument of the lute family, with a half-pear-shaped body, a fretted neck, and a variable number of strings, plucked with the…Vierge, Daniel Urrabieta
(Encyclopedia) Vierge, Daniel UrrabietaVierge, Daniel Urrabietadänyĕlˈ &oomacr;räbyāˈtä vyārˈhā [key], 1851–1904, Spanish illustrator. He went to Paris before 1870 and won recognition for his…Yelets
(Encyclopedia) YeletsYeletsyĭlyĕtsˈ [key], city (1989 pop. 120,000), E central Russia, on the Sosna River, a tributary of the Don. A rail junction in a black-earth agricultural district, the city…U.S. News: Major U.S. news stories, from health-care reform to "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
Major U.S. news stories, from health-care reform to "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" by Holly Poulos Barack ObamaRelated Links 2010 Year in Review 2010 News of…1998 Deaths: A - F
General Sani Abacha Bella Abzug Uvaldo AcostaAlbatrossFrederick Pitt AldermanLionel AldridgeJohn Maury Allin Ella Maria Gonzalez AlvarezEric Ambler Cleveland Amory Harry AndersonJohn…The Golden Gate Bridge: Facts, History & Profile
Top of Page Image Source: Getty ImagesFast Golden Gate Bridge Facts Length: 8,981 ft (2,737 m) Width: 90 ft (27 m) Height: 746 ft (227 m) Clearance above high water: 220 ft (67 m) Weight: 887,…Trending
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