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Cabinet Members Under Hoover

Secretary of State Frank B. Kellogg (Cont.)Henry L. Stimson, 1929Secretary of the Treasury Andrew W. Mellon (Cont.)Ogden L. Mills, 1932Secretary of War James W. Good, 1929Patrick J. Hurley,…

March Madness: 1999 NCAA Men's Basketball

Auburn is the surprise team of the year. The Tigers (27-3) were not tabbed for greatness during the preseason, but are now a one-seed with a shot at going deep into the tourney. Point guard Doc…

1928–1929 Academy Awards

There were two Oscar ceremonies held at Los Angeles's Ambassador Hotel in 1930. This one, held on April 3, honored films released in 1928–1928. The other, held on Nov. 3 honored films…

National Recording Registry

In 2002, the Library of Congress took its first step to preserve American sound recordings and selected the first 50 recordings to start a national registry. (Listed in chronological order.)…

2001 NASCAR Winston Cup Race Locations

February—DAYTONA 500 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla.; DURA LUBE 400 at North Carolina Motor Speedway in Rockingham, N.C. March—UAW-DAIMLERCHRYSLER 400 at Las Vegas…

Musicians and Dancers

Adele Biographies ofNotable Women Actresses Adventurers Artists Athletes Businesswomen Comediennes Congresswomen Educators and Scholars Fashion Designers and Models Literary…

Swimming

First Olympic Appearance: 1896 (men); 1912 (women) by John Gettings and Mark Zurlo Did You Know? The water temperature in the pool is kept between 77-81 degrees Fahrenheit for the…

Jurassic period

(Encyclopedia) Jurassic periodJurassic periodjərăsˈĭk [key] [from the Jura Mts.], second period of the Mesozoic era of geologic time, lasting from 213 to 144 million years ago. At the start of the…

W and Z particles

(Encyclopedia) W and Z particles, elementary particles that mediate, or carry, the fundamental force associated with weak interactions. The discovery of the W and Z particles at CERN near Geneva,…