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The 100 Best English-Language Nonfiction Books of the 20th Century
The Board of the Modern Library, a division of Random House, published its selections in April 1999.The Education of Henry Adams, Henry Adams (1906)The Varieties of Religious Experience,…Brewer's: Oaks Famous in Story
(1) Owen Glendower's Oak, at Shelton, near Shrewsbury, was in full growth in 1403, for in this tree Owen Glendower witnessed the great battle between Henry IV. and Henry Percy. Six or…Henry II, Holy Roman emperor and German king
(Encyclopedia) Henry II, 973–1024, Holy Roman emperor (1014–24) and German king (1002–24), last of the Saxon line. He succeeded his father as duke of Bavaria. When Otto III died without an heir,…1979 Academy Awards
The 1979 Academy Awards were presented April 14, 1980 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles.Best PictureAll That Jazz, Robert Alan Aurthur, producer (Twentieth Century-Fox)Apocalypse…Henry the Lion
(Encyclopedia) Henry the Lion, 1129–95, duke of Saxony (1142–80) and of Bavaria (1156–80); son of Henry the Proud. His father died (1139) while engaged in a war to regain his duchies, and it was not…Sullivan, Louis Henry
(Encyclopedia) Sullivan, Louis Henry, 1856–1924, American architect, b. Boston, studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris. He is of great importance in…Other American Library Association Awards for Children's Books, 2001
Also see the Caldecott Medal and the Newbery Medal winnners.2001 Coretta Scott King Awards, honoring black authors and illustrators: (author): Miracle Boys, Jacqueline Woodson (Putnam)(…Bill Gates
Gates, Bill (William Henry Gates 3d), 1955–, American business executive, b. Seattle, Wash. At the age of 19, Gates founded (1974) the Microsoft Corp., a computer software firm, with Paul…William Wallace McCREDIE, Congress, WA (1862-1935)
McCREDIE William Wallace , a Representative from Washington; born in Montrose, Susquehanna County, Pa., April 27, 1862; moved to Iowa with his parents, who settled on a farm near Manchester,…William Wallace BLACKNEY, Congress, MI (1876-1963)
BLACKNEY William Wallace , a Representative from Michigan; born in Clio, Genesee County, Mich., August 28, 1876; attended the public schools, Olivet College, Olivet, Mich., and Ferris School, Big…Trending
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