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Summer Poetry
And an oily smoke that rolls through the trees/ into the night of the last American summer . . . —Major Jackson Read more verse honoring the seasons. See a glossary of poetry terms. Read…Pritzker Architecture Prize
See also Architects The Pritzker Architecture Prize, sponsored by the Hyatt Foundation of Los Angeles, is considered…Jeff Corey 2002 Deaths
Jeff CoreyAge: 88 versatile character actor who, after being blacklisted in the 1950s for refusing to cooperate with the House Committee on Un-American Activities, emerged as one of Hollywood…India Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note India Index: People Government Political Conditions Defense U.S.-India Relations PEOPLE The people of India have had a continuous civilization…polo
(Encyclopedia) polo, indoor or outdoor ball and goal game played on horseback. Some historians claim that polo originated in Persia in the 6th cent.; it spread to Turkey, India, and Tibet and, with…communications satellite
(Encyclopedia) communications satellite artificial satellite that functions as part of a global radio-communications network. Echo 1, the first communications satellite, launched in 1960, was an…Beckett, Samuel
(Encyclopedia) Beckett, SamuelBeckett, Samuelbĕkˈĭt [key], 1906–89, Anglo-French playwright and novelist, b. Dublin. Beckett studied and taught in Paris before settling there permanently in 1937. He…Tibetan art and architecture
(Encyclopedia) Tibetan art and architecture have been almost entirely religious in character (see Tibetan Buddhism). The art of Tibetan Lamaism retains strong elements drawn from the forms of both…Biographies: 2007 People in the News
2007 People in the News See also 2006 People in the News 2005 People in the News 2004 People in the News 2003 People in the News 2002 People…United Kingdom Alphabetical Index
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