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Lee, Spike

(Encyclopedia) Lee, Spike (Shelton Jackson Lee), 1957–, African-American filmmaker, b. Atlanta, Ga. As a student at New York Univ., he won recognition…

The Body

Director/Writer:Jonas McCordPG-13; 100 minutesRelease:4/01Cast:Antonio Banderas, Olivia Williams, Derek Jacobi Being generous, one could say that The Body tries to stick a limb in each genre…

Alfred CONKLING, Congress, NY (1789-1874)

CONKLING Alfred , a Representative from New York; born in Amagansett, N.Y., October 12, 1789; was graduated from Union College, Schenectady, N.Y., in 1810; studied law; was admitted to the bar…

How did schools reopen after the polio epidemic?

The Question: Obviously people are talking about schools reopening soon. I know that back during polio there was a lot of similar stuff like people leaving cities and closing schools. How did they…

Other 2006 Grand Slam Champions

French Open (Paris, France, May 28-June 11, 2006) Men's singles—Rafael Nadal defeats Roger Federer 1-6 6-1 6-4 7-6 (4) Women's singles—Justine…

2002 World History

Jacques Chirac(1932–)Tony Blair(1953–)Hugo Chavez(1954–)Hu Jintao(1942–)Luiz Ignácio Lulada Silva(1945–)2002The euro currency debuts in 12 European countries (Jan. 2). U.S. takes Taliban and…

2004 Cannes Film Festival

Palme d'OrFahrenheit 9/11, Michael Moore (United States)Grand PrizeOld Boy, Park Chan-Wook (South Korea)Jury Prize (co-winners)Actress Irma P. Hall, The Ladykillers, (United States), and…

Review: Insomnia (1998)

Director:Erik SkjoldbjærgWriters:Nikolaj Frobenius and Erik SkjoldbjærgDirector of Photography:Erling Thurmann-AndersenEditor:Håkon OveråsMusic:Biosphere and Geir JensenProduction Designer:…

Other 2006 Grand Slam Champions

French Open (Roland Garros)(Paris, May 28–June 11, 2006)Men's singles—Rafael Nadal defeated Roger Federer, 1–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6 (7–4).Women's singles—Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated Svetlana…

2000 Men's Olympic Shooting Medalists

50m Free Pistol: 1. Tanyu Kiriakov, BUL (666.0 pts); 2. Igor Basinsky, BLR (663.3); 3. Martin Tenk, CZR (662.5). 50m Free Rifle/3 Positions: 1. Rajmond Debevec, SLO (1,275.1 pts) OR; 2. Juha Hirvi…