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State of the Union Address: John Tyler (December 7, 1841)
John Tyler (December 7, 1841) To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States: In coming together, fellow-citizens, to enter again upon the discharge of the duties with which the…State of the Union Address: John Tyler (December 6, 1842)
John Tyler (December 6, 1842) To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States: We have continued reason to express our profound gratitude to the Great Creator of All Things for…State of the Union Address: John Tyler (December 3, 1844)
John Tyler (December 3, 1844) To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States: We have continued cause for expressing our gratitude to the Supreme Ruler of the Universe for the…1974 Academy Awards
The 1974 Academy Awards were presented April 8, 1975 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles.Best PictureChinatown, Robert Evans, producer (Paramount)The Conversation, Francis Ford…Fonda, Jane
(Encyclopedia) Fonda, Jane, 1937–, American actress, b. New York City; daughter of Henry Fonda and sister of Peter Fonda. First cast in pert and sexy roles, she later distinguished herself in…herbal medicine
(Encyclopedia) herbal medicine, use of natural plant substances (botanicals) to treat and prevent illness. The practice has existed since prehistoric times and flourishes today as the primary form of…1991 Gramophone Awards
Baroque VocalHandel, Susanna, Nicholas McGegan conducting Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra (Harmonia Mundi)Baroque Non-VocalBiber, Mystery Sonatas, Tragiccomedia, John Holloway and Davitt…Schopenhauer, Arthur
(Encyclopedia) Schopenhauer, ArthurSchopenhauer, Arthurärˈt&oobreve;r shōˈpənhouˌər [key], 1788–1860, German philosopher, b. Danzig (now Gdansk). The bias of his own temperament and experience…Battenberg
(Encyclopedia) BattenbergBattenbergbătˈənbûrg [key], German princely family, issued from the morganatic union of Alexander, a younger son of Louis II, grand duke of Hesse-Darmstadt, and Countess…Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
The premier prize for American fiction The Pulitzer Prize for fiction, first given in 1918, is widely recognized as one of the biggest prizes in the American publishing industry. Before 1948, the…