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Biographies: Notable Filmmakers and Directors
Notable Filmmakers and Directors Spike Lee See also Actors African-American Actors Asian American Film & Television Personalities Hispanic-American Film, Television, and Theater…Maximilian I, 1459–1519, Holy Roman emperor and German king
(Encyclopedia) Maximilian I, 1459–1519, Holy Roman emperor and German king (1493–1519), son and successor of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III. As emperor, he aspired to restore forceful imperial…civil law
(Encyclopedia) civil law, as used in this article, a modern legal system based upon Roman law, as distinguished from common law. Civil law is based on written legal codes, a hallmark of the Roman…Descartes, René
(Encyclopedia) Descartes, RenéDescartes, Renérənāˈ dākärtˈ [key], Lat. Renatus Cartesius, 1596–1650, French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist, b. La Haye. Descartes' methodology was a major…Top Fundraising Preparatory Schools,<br/>in Total Amount Raised, 2005
RankSchoolAmountraised1.Mercersburg Academy (Mercersburg, Pa.)$24,904,709 2.The Culver Educational Foundation (Culver, Ind.)23,354,442 3.Phillips Academy (Andover, Mass.)20,968,240 4.Phillips Exeter…Timeline: Women in Sports, Part 1
From Mt. Olympus to Cooperstown, N.Y. by Chris Frantz B.C. • 1500s • 1700s • 1800s • 1900–1920s • 1930s–1940s • 1950s • Next: 1960s to the present 776 b.c.…1979 Grammy Awards
Record of the Year“What a Fool Believes,” Doobie BrothersAlbum of the Year52nd Street, Billy Joel (Columbia)Song of the Year“What a Fool Believes,” Kenny Loggins and Michael McDonald,…U.S. National and Open Champions: Doubles—Women
NATIONAL 1924 G. W. Wightman–Helen Wills 1925 Mary K. Browne–Helen Wills 1926…British (Wimbledon) Champions
Singles—Women1884–85Maud Watson 1886 Blanche Bingley 1887–88 Lottie Dod 1889 Blanche Hillyard 1890 Lena Rice 1891–93 Lottie Dod 1894 Blanche Hillyard 1895–96Charlotte Cooper 1897 Blanche…British (Wimbledon) Champions: Doubles—Women
Doubles—Women1913Winifred McNair–Dora Boothby1914 Agatha Morton–Elizabeth Ryan1919–23Suzanne Lenglen–Elizabeth Ryan1924 Hazel Wightman–Helen Wills1925Suzanne Lenglen–Elizabeth Ryan1926Mary…Trending
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