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1939 Academy Awards

The 1939 Academy Awards were presented Feb. 29, 1940 at the Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles.Outstanding ProductionDark Victory (Warner Bros.-First National)Gone With the Wind (Selznick…

Biographies: Selected Labor Leaders

Selected Labor Leaders Cesar Estrada Chavez See also Cesar Estrada Chavez People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Labor Day Timeline: Labor Unions…

Prime Ministers of Great Britain (table)

(Encyclopedia) Prime Ministers of Great Britain Prime Minister Party1 Dates in Office Sir Robert Walpole 1721–42 Earl of Wilmington 1742–43 Henry Pelham 1743–54 Duke of Newcastle 1754–56…

Chicago Landmarks

by Dana J. Quigley photos by Carol M. Highsmith Chicago, a major Great Lakes port, is the commercial, financial, industrial, and cultural hub of the Midwest. The…

PWBA*

Late 1997 Fall TourFinalEventWinnerEarningsScoreRunner-upNov. 22Sam's Town InvitationalKim Adler$17,000257-206Carolyn Dorin-BallardDec. 11Merit ShowdownWalter Ray Williams30,000654-570†Wendy…

Milwaukee

(Encyclopedia) MilwaukeeMilwaukeemĭlwŏkˈē [key], city (1990 pop. 628,088), seat of Milwaukee co., SE Wis., at the point where the Milwaukee, Menominee, and Kinnickinnic rivers enter Lake Michigan;…

Crane, Hart

(Encyclopedia) Crane, Hart (Harold Hart Crane), 1899–1932, American poet, b. Garrettsville, Ohio. He published only two volumes of poetry during his lifetime, but those works established Crane as one…

Gielgud, Sir John

(Encyclopedia) Gielgud, Sir John (Arthur John Gielgud)Gielgud, Sir Johngĭlˈg&oobreve;d [key], 1904–2000, English actor, director, and producer. A grandnephew of Ellen Terry, Gielgud made his…