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Top 50 Colleges for Black Students, 2008

Based on responses from nearly 1,855 African-American professionals in higher education, Black Enterprise magazine has ranked the top 50 colleges and universities where African-American students are…

Macmillan, (Maurice) Harold, 1st earl of Stockton

(Encyclopedia) Macmillan, (Maurice) Harold, 1st earl of Stockton, 1894–1986, British statesman. A descendant of the founder of the publishing house of Macmillan and Company, he was educated at Eton…

Berlioz, Louis-Hector

(Encyclopedia) Berlioz, Louis-HectorBerlioz, Louis-Hectorlwē ĕktôrˈ bĕrlyôzˈ [key], 1803–69, French romantic composer. He abandoned medical study to enter the Paris Conservatory as a composition…

New Orleans, La.

Mayor: Mitch Landrieu (to May 2018) 2010 census population (rank): 343,829 (51); Male: 166,248 (48.4%); Female: 177,581 (51.6%); White: 113,428 (33.0%); Black: 206,871 (60.2%); American Indian and…

Sviatoslav Richter Biography

Sviatoslav RichterAge: 82 world-famous Russian pianist. Died: Aug. 8, 1997.William Reynolds1997 DeathsHarold Robbins

How to Read and Why

Author:Harold BloomScribner Who reads books anymore? The question's been beaten to death by many a scholar. Harold Bloom, an academic as well as a beloved teacher, reinvigorates the question…

Alfred Kazin 1998 Deaths

Alfred KazinAge: 83 noted author, critic, and cultural historian.Died: June 5, 1998.Constantine KaramanlisG - LHarold Keith

Brewer's: Childe

as Childe Harold, Childe of Ellechilde Waters, Childe Roland, Childe Tristram, Childe Arthur, etc. In all these cases the word “Childe” is a title of honour, like the infante and infanta…