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gold rush
(Encyclopedia) gold rush, influx of prospectors, merchants, adventurers, and others to newly discovered gold fields. One of the most famous of these stampedes in pursuit of riches was the California…Modoc
(Encyclopedia) ModocModocmōˈdŏk [key], Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Sahaptin-Chinook branch of the Penutian linguistic stock (see Native American languages). They formerly…beat generation
(Encyclopedia) beat generation, term applied to certain American artists and writers who were popular during the 1950s. Essentially anarchic, members of the beat generation rejected traditional…Berry, Wendell Erdman
(Encyclopedia) Berry, Wendell Erdman, 1934–, American farmer, environmentalist, and writer, b. Henry co., Ky., grad. Univ of Kentucky (B.A., 1956; M.A., 1957). He taught at various colleges including…Wovoka
(Encyclopedia) WovokaWovokawōvōˈkə [key], c.1858–1932, Paiute, prophet of a messianic religion sometimes called the Ghost Dance religion. Also known as Jack Wilson, he was influenced by his father (a…Fall Film Preview, 1998, Part 4
Pixar hopes for another special-effects coup with A Bug's Life. Adam Sandler portrays another hapless hero in Touchstone's The Water Boy. Colonies of another kind — those inhabited by ants —…Movies and Film: Bring on Da Noise: Synchronous and Nonsynchronous Sound
Bring on Da Noise: Synchronous and Nonsynchronous SoundMovies and FilmFilm: Sound in MoviesA Brief History of Sound in MoviesBring on Da Noise: Synchronous and Nonsynchronous SoundSound Effects and…Passing
AFC Att/Cmp Yds TD Drew Bledsoe, NE vs. Mia. (11/23)28/544232Vinny Testaverde, NYJ vs. Sea. (12/6)42/634182Glenn Foley, NYJ vs. SF (9/6)†30/584153John Elway, Den. vs. KC (12/6)22/324002Mark…Entertainment News from September 2000
2Jean Speegle Howard, an actress and the mother of Ron Howard, dies at age 73. She appeared in Matilda and Ron's film Apollo 13. 3Will & Grace's Debra Messing marries screenwriter Daniel…Abramoff scandal
(Encyclopedia) Abramoff scandal, in U.S. history, political corruption scandal resulting from criminal conduct on the part of lobbyist Jack Abramoff (1959–) and his associates. Abramoff was a…