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Beloved

Director:Jonathan DemmeWriters:Akosua Busia, Richard LaGravenese and Adam BrookTouchstone Pictures; R; 127 minutesRelease:10/98Cast:Oprah Winfrey, Danny Glover, Thandie Newton, Kimberly Elise…

Martin, Glenn Luther

(Encyclopedia) Martin, Glenn Luther, 1886–1955, American aviation pioneer, b. Macksburg, Iowa. Martin built his first airplane in 1909, and in 1912 set the world over-water record, flying from…

Herndon, William Henry

(Encyclopedia) Herndon, William Henry, 1818–91, friend, law partner, and biographer of Abraham Lincoln, b. Greensburg, Ky. In 1844 he became the junior member of the Springfield, Ill., law firm of…

Schiff, Adam Bennett

(Encyclopedia) Schiff, Adam Bennett, 1960- , American politician, b. Framingham, Ma., Stanford Univ. (B.A., 1982), Harvard Law School (J.D., 1985…

Northrop, John Knudson

(Encyclopedia) Northrop, John Knudson, 1895–1981, American aviation pioneer, inventor, and executive, b. Newark, N.J. He worked for the Loughead Aircraft Manufacturing Co. (1916–20) as a draftsman,…

Fall Film Preview, 1998, Part 3

Danny Glover and Oprah Winfrey in Touchstone's adaptation of Toni Morrison's BelovedSeveral fall films take their cues from classics like It's a Wonderful Life (1946) and channel otherworldly…

June 2009 Current Events: U.S. News

World News | Business/Science News Here are the key events in United States news for the month of June 2009. New Hampshire Governor Signs Same-Sex Marriage Bill (June 3): New Hampshire governor…

Brewer's: Rolls

[Chancery Lane, London]. So called from the records kept there in rolls of parchment. The house was originally built by Henry III, for converted Jews, and was called “Domus Conversorum.”…
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