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1964 Academy Awards
The 1964 Academy Awards were presented April 5, 1965 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium.Best PictureBecket, Hal B. Wallis, producer (Paramount)Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop…1935 Academy Awards
The 1935 Academy Awards were presented March 5, 1936 at the Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles.Outstanding ProductionAlice Adams (RKO Radio)Broadway Melody of 1936 (MGM)Captain Blood (Cosmopolitan…1998–99 NFL Season: Reserves
49th NFL Pro Bowl Game and 29th AFC-NFC contest (NFC leads series, 15-14). Date: Feb. 7 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu. Coaches: Bill Belichick, NYJ, replacing Bill Parcells (AFC) and Dennis Green,…geomorphology
(Encyclopedia) geomorphology, study of the origin and evolution of the earth's landforms, both on the continents and within the ocean basins. It is concerned with the internal geologic processes of…Gilbert, Sir Humphrey
(Encyclopedia) Gilbert, Sir Humphrey, 1537?–1583, English soldier, navigator, and explorer; half-brother of Sir Walter Raleigh. Knighted (1570) for his service in the campaigns in Ireland, he later (…Mercer, Johnny
(Encyclopedia) Mercer, Johnny (John Herndon Mercer)Mercer, Johnnymûrˈsər [key], 1909–76, American lyricist and songwriter, b. Savannah, Ga. Mercer, who was one of American popular music's most…Danville
(Encyclopedia) Danville. 1 City (2020 pop. 29,204), seat of Vermilion co., E Ill., on the Vermilion River at the Ind. line; inc. 1839. It is a…Kunstler, William Moses
(Encyclopedia) Kunstler, William Moses, 1919–95, American lawyer, b. New York City, grad. Yale (1941), Columbia law school (1948). Flamboyant and often brilliant, Kunstler defended the unpopular and…Moneo, Rafael
(Encyclopedia) Moneo, Rafael (José Rafael Moneo), 1937–, Spanish architect, b. Tudela, Navarre. He received undergraduate (1961) and doctoral (1965) degrees from the Madrid School of Architecture,…Breckinridge, John Cabell
(Encyclopedia) Breckinridge, John Cabell, 1821–75, Vice President of the United States (1857–61) and Confederate general, b. Lexington, Ky. A lawyer, Breckinridge served in the Kentucky legislature (…