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Anderson, Sherwood
(Encyclopedia) Anderson, Sherwood, 1876–1941, American novelist and short-story writer, b. Camden, Ohio. After serving briefly in the Spanish-American War, he became a successful advertising man and…My Lai incident
(Encyclopedia) My Lai incidentMy Lai incidentmē lī [key], a massacre of Vietnamese civilians by U.S. soldiers in the Vietnam War. On Mar. 16, 1968, a unit of the U.S. army's Americal division, led by…Wells-Barnett, Ida Bell
(Encyclopedia) Wells-Barnett, Ida Bell, 1862–1931, African-American civil-rights advocate and feminist, b. Holly Springs, Miss. Born a slave, she attended a freedman's school and was orphaned at 16.…Ungaretti, Giuseppe
(Encyclopedia) Ungaretti, GiuseppeUngaretti, Giuseppej&oomacr;zĕpˈpā &oomacr;ngärĕtˈtē [key], 1888–1970, Italian poet, critic, and translator, b. Alexandria, Egypt. Ungaretti spent his youth…Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Director:Jay RoachWriters:Mike Myers and Michael McCullersNew Line Cinema; 95 minutes; PG-13 Release:6/99Cast:Mike Myers, Heather Graham, Michael York, Robert Wagner, Rob Lowe, Liz Hurley,…1976 Olympic Judo Results
Class Lightweight (-138 3/4 lb) Hector Rodriguez, CUB Eun-Kyung Chang, KOR Jozsef Tuncsik, HUN Felice Mariani, ITA Welterweight (-154 1/4 lb) Vladimir Nevzorov,…Brewer's: Inogene
or Ignoge (3 syl.). Wife of Brute, the mythological king of Britain. Thus Brute this realme unto his rule subdewd, And raignëd long in great felicity. Loved of his friends, and of his foes…Brewer's: Damocles' Sword
Evil foreboded or dreaded. Damocles, the sycophant of Dionysius the elder, of Syracuse, was invited by the tyrant to try the felicity he so much envied. Accordingly he was set down to a…Entertainment News from September 2000
2Jean Speegle Howard, an actress and the mother of Ron Howard, dies at age 73. She appeared in Matilda and Ron's film Apollo 13. 3Will & Grace's Debra Messing marries screenwriter Daniel…Alfred: Europeans Admire and Federalists Decry the Present System
Europeans Admire and Federalists Decry the Present SystemAlfredReprinted from the [Philadelphia] Independent Gazetteer.15 December 1787by AlfredSee also Federalist No. 16To the real PATRIOTS…