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2008 Academy Awards
The 2008 Academy Awards were presented on February 22, 2009, at the Kodak Theatre. All of the nominees are listed below; the Oscar winners are in bold. Best Picture The Curious Case of…Macarthur, Mary Reid
(Encyclopedia) Macarthur, Mary Reid, 1880–1921, British labor organizer, b. Glasgow, Scotland. Working in her father's draper's shop, she became prominent in the shop assistants' union. As the…Holst, Gustav
(Encyclopedia) Holst, GustavHolst, Gustavhŏlst [key], 1874–1934, English composer, studied at the Royal College of Music. Grieg, Richard Strauss, and Ralph Vaughan Williams influenced his early work…Maudling, Reginald
(Encyclopedia) Maudling, Reginald, 1917–79, British politician. A lawyer, he entered Parliament in 1950 as a Conservative and rapidly rose to prominence, serving as minister of supply (1955–57),…Drenthe
(Encyclopedia) Drenthe Drenthe drĕnˈtə [key], province, c.1,030 sq mi (2,670 sq km), NE Netherlands, bordering…Pappus
(Encyclopedia) PappusPappuspăpˈəs [key], fl. c.300, Greek mathematician of Alexandria. He recorded and enlarged on the results of his predecessors, including Euclid and Apollonius of Perga, in his…Summer Sizzlers | June 2000
by Beth Rowen The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle Another popular cartoon of the 1960s comes to the big screen, complete with a full line of merchandise tie-ins. The spies…A. E. Housman: On moonlit heath and lonesome bank
On moonlit heath and lonesome bank The sheep beside me graze; And yon the gallows used to clank Fast by the four cross ways.A careless shepherd once would keep The flocks by moonlight…James P. HEATH, Congress, MD (1777-1854)
HEATH James P. , a Representative from Maryland; born in Delaware, December 21, 1777; completed preparatory studies; served in the Regular Army as lieutenant of Engineers 1799-1802; register in…Almon Heath READ, Congress, PA (1790-1844)
READ Almon Heath , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Shelburne, Chittenden County, Vt., June 12, 1790; was graduated from Williams College, Williamstown, Mass., in 1811; county clerk…