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Poets Laureate of the United States

The National Poets The Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress is appointed by the Librarian of Congress and serves from October to May. The position has existed under two…

Men's Olympic Freestyle Skiing

AerialsYear Points1994 Andreas Schoebaechler, SWI234.671998Eric Bergoust, USA255.642002Ales Valenta, CZR257.022006Xiaopeng Han, CHN250.772010Alexei Grishin, BLR248.412014Anton Kushnir,…

Women in the 111th Congress

This table provides the name and state of the women currently serving in the 111th Congress (which began in 2009). There are 77 women in the House of Representatives and 17 women in the Senate…

The Diary of Anne Frank

By:Frances Goodrich and Albert HackettAdapted by:Wendy KesselmanDirector:James LapineSets:Adrianne LobelCostumes:Martin PakledinazLighting:Brian MacDevittSound:Dan Moses SchreierOpened:12/97…

Women in the 112th Congress

This table provides the name and state of the women serving in the 112th Congress, which began in 2011. There are 80 women in the House of Representatives and 17 women in the Senate. State…

Women in the 113th Congress

This table provides the name and state of the women serving in the 113th Congress, which began in 2013. There are 81 women in the House of Representatives and 20 women in the Senate. State…

Meteors and Meteorites

This crater in Arizona was caused by a 30 m wide, 100,000 ton meteor. The impact crater is 1.1 kilometers wide and 200 m deep. (Source: US Geological Survey) The term meteor for what is…

Presidency on Film, Part 2

Presidential Trivia Eight of the first nine American presidents —Washington, John Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Jackson, and Harrison— were born British subjects. Van…

Central Intelligence Agency Directors

DirectorYearsSidney W. Souers1946Hoyt S. Vandenberg1946–1947Roscoe H. Hillenkoetter1947–1950Walter Bedell Smith1950–1953Allen W. Dulles1953–1961John A. McCone1961–1965William F. Raborn, Jr.…