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disco

(Encyclopedia) disco, style of popular music that flourished during the 1970s. Originating in the United States, it evolved mainly from funk, soul, and salsa and became popular worldwide.…

Washington, Martha

(Encyclopedia) Washington, Martha, 1731–1802, wife of George Washington, b. New Kent co., Va. The daughter of John Dandridge and Frances Jones Dandridge, she first married (1749) Daniel Parke Custis…

William Shakespeare: Macbeth, Act I, Scene II

Scene IIA camp near ForresAlarum within. Enter Duncan, Malcolm, Donalbain, Lennox, with Attendants, meeting a bleeding SergeantDuncanWhat bloody man is that? He can report, As seemeth by his…

2007 Grammy Awards

The 50th Annual Grammy Awards were presented at Staples Center in Los Angeles on February 10, 2008. Record: “Rehab,” Amy Winehouse Album: River: The Joni Letters, Herbie Hancock Song…

Final Statistics

Date AP Rank Opponent Result Sept. 2 #19 UTEP (0-0) 55-14 Sept. 9 #20 Arkansas State (0-1) 45-7 Sept. 23 #17 Rice (1-2) 42-14 Sept. 30 #14…

Haig, Douglas Haig, 1st Earl

(Encyclopedia) Haig, Douglas Haig, 1st Earl, 1861–1928, British field marshal. He saw active service in Sudan (1898) and in the South African War (1899–1902) and upon the outbreak of World War I (…

art deco

(Encyclopedia) art decoart decoärt dĕkōˈ; är dākōˈ, ärt [key] or art moderneart moderneär môdĕrnˈ, ärt [key], term that designates a style of design that originated in French luxury goods shortly…