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June Taylor 2004 Deaths

June TaylorAge: 86 Emmy Award–winning choreographer whose Broadway-inspired numbers on The Jackie Gleason Show introduced TV audiences to the chorus line. Died: Miami, Fla., May 16, 2004Roger…

June 2000 News and Events

WorldClinton and Putin Unable to Agree (June 4): End cordial two-day Moscow conference without compromise on U.S. plans for national missile defense system. Presidents, however, do pledge to…

June 2001 News and Events

World Blast Kills 17 in Tel Aviv (June 1): Dozens injured in powerful blast by suicide bomber outside crowded disco. Most deadly attack since Israeli-Palestinian violence began last fall. Peru…

June 1999 News and Events

1999 News Month-By-MonthWorldEuropean Union Plans Military Role (June 3): Will create command headquarters and forces of its own for peacekeeping and peacemaking missions.African National…

Brewer's: June Marriages Lucky

“Good to the man and happy to the maid.” This is an old Roman superstition. The festival of Juno moneta was held on the calends of June, and Juno was the great guardian of the female sex…

Brewer's: Glorious First of June

June 1st, 1794, when Lord Howe, who commanded the Channel fleet, gained a decisive victory over the French. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Glorious…

June 2008 Current Events

Here are the key news events of the month organized into three categories: World News, U.S. News, and Business, Society, and Science News. World | Nation | Business/Science/Society U.S. Casualties…

Nam June Paik Biography

Nam June Paik video artist Born: 1932 Birthplace: Seoul, Korea Video artist Nam June Paik studied music, history, and art at the University of Tokyo. Known as the “father of video art,” he began to…

2013 Academy Awards

The 2013 Academy Awards were presented on March 2, 2014, at the Kodak Theatre. All of the nominees are listed below; the Oscar winners are in bold. Best Picture American Hustle   Captain…

Anthony of Padua, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Anthony of Padua, Saint, 1195–1231, Portuguese Franciscan, Doctor of the Church, b. Lisbon. He was renowned for his eloquence. According to tradition, in a vision he received the child…