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Amis, Sir Kingsley
(Encyclopedia) Amis, Sir KingsleyAmis, Sir Kingsleyāˈmĭs [key], 1922–95, English novelist. He attended St. John's College, Oxford (B.A., 1949) and for some 20 years taught at Oxford, Swansea, and…Morrison, Toni
(Encyclopedia) Morrison, Toni, 1931–2019, American writer, b. Lorain, Ohio, as Chloe Ardelia (later Anthony) Wofford; B.A. Howard Univ., 1953, M.F.A. Cornell, 1955. Her fiction is noted for its…transcontinental railroad
(Encyclopedia) transcontinental railroad, in U.S. history, rail connection with the Pacific coast. In 1845, Asa Whitney presented to Congress a plan for the federal government to subsidize the…Backstreet Boys Biography
Backstreet Boysrock group Close friends and family make for close harmonies in this a cappella group named for an Orlando, Florida fleamarket. Their album, Backstreet Boys (1996) made a splash…Selected Essays in Black History: The Freedmen's Bureau
The March of Progress Of the Training of Black Men The Freedmen's Bureau by W. E. Burghardt Du Bois The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color line; the…Third Party Candidates
Nader, Buchanan, and some candidates you may not have heard about by David Johnson This article was posted on October 16, 2000. Related Links Al GoreGeorge W. BushCampaign 2000 Factsheet…National League Leaders, 2006
Batting—F. Sanchez, Pittsburgh.344Home runs—R. Howard, Philadelphia58Runs batted in—R. Howard, Philadelphia149Runs—C. Utley, Philadelphia131Hits—J. Pierre, Chicago204Stolen bases—J. Reyes,…2001 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
Best Picture:A Beautiful MindBest Actor:Russell Crowe, A Beautiful MindBest Actress:Sissy Spacek, In the BedroomBest Supporting Actor:Ben Kingsley, Sexy BeastBest Supporting Actress:Jennifer…Australia: Prime Ministers
Prime Ministers Edmund Barton (1901–1903) Alfred Deakin (1903–1904, 1905–1908, 1909–1910) John Christian Watson (1904) George Huston Reid (1904–1905) Andrew Fisher (1908–1909, 1910–1913, 1914–…Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery occupies 612 acres in Virginia on the Potomac River, directly opposite Washington. This land was part of the estate of John Parke Custis, Martha Washington's son. His…Trending
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