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Nobel Prize for Literature
The Most Famous Prize in Literature The Nobel Prize for Literature, one of the six international awards administered by the Nobel Foundation, honors outstanding achievement in letters. The estate…Hailsham of Saint Marylebone, Quintin McGarel Hogg, Baron
(Encyclopedia) Hailsham of Saint Marylebone, Quintin McGarel Hogg, BaronHailsham of Saint Marylebone, Quintin McGarel Hogg, Baronməgârˈəl, hālˈshəm əv sənt mârˈĭbōnˌ [key], 1907–2001, British…Imitation of Christ, The
(Encyclopedia) Imitation of Christ, The, Christian devotional book, of great popularity. It originated among the Brothers of the Common Life in the Netherlands and was written probably c.1425.…Foot, Michael
(Encyclopedia) Foot, Michael, 1913–2010, British politician. He joined the Labour party in the 1930s, entered Parliament in 1945, and served there until 1992. An superb debater and orator, he became…Telesto
(Encyclopedia) TelestoTelestotəlĕsˈtō [key], in astronomy, one of the named moons, or natural satellites, of Saturn. Also known as Saturn XIII (or S13), Telesto is an irregularly shaped (nonspherical…Yaroslav
(Encyclopedia) Yaroslav (Yaroslav the Wise)Yaroslavyərəslävˈ [key], 978–1054, grand duke of Kiev (1019–54); son of Vladimir I. Designated by his father to rule in Novgorod, he became grand duke of…Sweyn
(Encyclopedia) SweynSweynswān [key], c.960–1014, king of Denmark (986–1014), son of Harold Bluetooth. Although baptized, he reverted to paganism and rebelled against his father, who was killed in…Oslo
(Encyclopedia) OsloOsloäzˈlō, äsˈ–, Nor. &oobreve;sˈl&oobreve; [key], city (1995 pop. 482,555), capital of Norway, of Akershus co., and of Oslo co. (175 sq mi/453 sq km), SE Norway, at the…1936 Academy Awards
The 1936 Academy Awards were presented March 4, 1937 at the Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles.Outstanding ProductionAnthony Adverse (Warner Bros.)Dodsworth (Goldwyn; United Artists)The Great…Great Falls
(Encyclopedia) Great Falls, city (2020 pop. 60,442), seat of Cascade co., N central Mont., second largest city in the state, at the confluence of the…Trending
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