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Michigan

  Michigan State Information Capital: Lansing Official Name: Michigan Entered Union (rank): January 26th, 1837 (26th state) Present constitution adopted: April 1st, 1963 (effective January 1,…

The Kennedy Women

Biographies of prominent women in the Kennedy family Related Links The KennedysAlmanac: John Fitzgerald KennedyKennedy Family Tragedies Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Born: July 22, 1890…

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…

Women's Olympic Swimming Medalists

Event   Time 50m Free Amy Van Dyken, USA 24.87   Le Jingyi, CHN 24.90   Sandra Volker, GER 25.14 100m Free Le Jingyi, CHN 54.50   Sandra Volker, GER 54…

Pulitzer Prize for Fiction

The premier prize for American fiction The Pulitzer Prize for fiction, first given in 1918, is widely recognized as one of the biggest prizes in the American publishing industry. Before 1948, the…

Leading NCAA Division I Women, 2005–2006

POINTS PER GAME FGM3FGFTPTSPPGSeimone Augustus, Louisiana State3281710878123.0Sophia Young, Baylor301013473622.3Jessica Dickson, South Florida2436812868222.0Courtney Paris,…

acting

(Encyclopedia) acting, the representation of a usually fictional character on stage or in films. At its highest levels of accomplishment acting involves the employment of technique and/or…

Sherman, William Tecumseh

(Encyclopedia) Sherman, William Tecumseh, 1820–91, Union general in the American Civil War, b. Lancaster, Ohio. Sherman is said by many to be the greatest of the Civil War generals. Sherman was…

Dickens, Charles

(Encyclopedia) Dickens, Charles, 1812–70, English author, b. Portsmouth, one of the world's most popular, prolific, and skilled novelists. Charles Dickens is one of the giants of English literature…