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1968 Grammy Awards

Record of the Year“Mrs. Robinson,” Simon and GarfunkelAlbum of the YearBy the Time I Get to Phoenix, Glen Campbell (Capitol)Song of the Year“Little Green Apples,” Bobby Russell,…

The Koran/Sura XLIV — Smoke

Sura XLIV — Smoke Mecca — 59 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful Ha. Mim.[195] By this clear Book! See! on a blessed night[196] have we sent it down, for we would…

ring, piece of jewelry

(Encyclopedia) ring, small ornamental hoop usually worn on finger or thumb, but it may be attached to the ear or the nose. Finger rings made of bronze, gold, and silver from the period c.2600–1500 b.…

Soyinka, Wole

(Encyclopedia) Soyinka, WoleSoyinka, Wolewōˈlā shôyĭngˈkə [key], 1934–, Nigerian playwright, poet, novelist, essayist, and political activist, born Akinwande Oluwole Soyinka. Educated at the…

Epicurus

(Encyclopedia) EpicurusEpicurusĕpĭky&oobreve;rˈəs [key], 341–270 b.c., Greek philosopher, b. Samos; son of an Athenian colonist. He claimed to be self-taught, although tradition states that he…

Greenville

(Encyclopedia) Greenville. 1 City (2020 pop. 29,670, seat of Washington co., W Miss., on Lake Ferguson, a deepwater harbor adjoining the Mississippi…

baby boom

(Encyclopedia) baby boom, a period in which the birthrate is significantly higher than in other periods, especially the post–World War II period in the United States, Canada, Australia, and New…

Bronze Age

(Encyclopedia) Bronze Age, period in the development of technology when metals were first used regularly in the manufacture of tools and weapons. Pure copper and bronze, an alloy of copper and tin,…