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1957 National Book Awards

FictionThe Field of Vision, Wright MorrisNonfictionRussia Leaves the War, George F. KennanPoetryThings of This World, Richard Wilbur

2005 Deaths: M - Q

Peter MalkinAchille MaramottiRobert MatsuiVirginia MayoErnst MayrEugene McCarthyNick McDonaldIsmail MerchantDale MessickGeorge MikanArthur MillerSir John MillsRobert MoogPat MoritaPhilip…

Pulitzer Prize for Poetry

The premier prize for American poetry The Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, first given in 1922, is widely recognized as one of the biggest prizes in the American publishing industry. It's important to…

Assiniboin

(Encyclopedia) AssiniboinAssiniboinəsĭnˈəboinˌ [key], Native North Americans whose culture is that of the N Great Plains; their language belongs to the Siouan branch of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic…

Entertainment Bios — P

Al PacinoGeraldine PageJimmy Page Elaine Hiesey PagelsNam June Paik Alan J. PakulaJack Palance Robert PalmerChazz Palminteri Gwyneth PaltrowIrene PapasBonnie ParkerCharlie “Bird” ParkerMary-Louise…

Allen, Ira

(Encyclopedia) Allen, Ira, 1751–1814, political leader in early Vermont, b. Cornwall, Conn. He was the younger brother and the assistant of Ethan Allen. Although he was a member of the Green Mountain…

Willis Chatman HAWLEY, Congress, OR (1864-1941)

HAWLEY Willis Chatman , a Representative from Oregon; born on a farm in the old Belknap settlement near Monroe, Benton County, Oreg., May 5, 1864; attended the country schools and was graduated…

New York City Ballet

(Encyclopedia) New York City Ballet (NYCB), one of the foremost American dance companies of the 20th and 21st cents. It was founded by Lincoln Kirstein and George Balanchine as the Ballet Society in…

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Bobby RahalJack RamsayBill RassmussenWillis ReedPee Wee ReeseMary Lou RettonButch ReynoldsManon RheaumeGrantland RiceJerry RiceHenri RichardMaurice RichardBob RichardsNolan RichardsonTex…

Erasmus Darwin PECK, Congress, OH (1808-1876)

PECK Erasmus Darwin , a Representative from Ohio; born in Stafford, Conn., September 16, 1808; attended the common schools of Munson, Mass., and was graduated from the medical department of Yale…