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Mick Jagger

Goddess in the DoorwayVirgin He's already being badgered by reports of slow sales of this disc, but that doesn't means Mick Jagger's latest solo album isn't well worth tracking down. The…

MacArthur, Douglas

(Encyclopedia) MacArthur, Douglas, 1880–1964, American general, b. Little Rock, Ark.; son of Arthur MacArthur. At the beginning (1950) of the Korean War he was appointed commander of UN military…

Stuart, British royal family

(Encyclopedia) Stuart or Stewart, royal family that ruled Scotland and England. The Stuart lineage began in a family of hereditary stewards of Scotland, the earliest of whom was Walter (d. 1177),…

2017 Academy Awards

The 2017 Academy Awards will be presented on Mar. 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre. All of the nominees are listed below. Best Picture The Shape of Water Call Me By Your Name Darkest Hour…

Fannie Lou (Townsend) Hamer Biography

Fannie Lou (Townsend) Hamercivil rights activistBorn: 10/6/1917Birthplace: Ruleville, Miss. Hamer was the youngest of 20 children and began working with her sharecropper parents at age 6. She left…

Speed 2: Cruise Control

Director:Jan De BontWriters: Randall McCormick and Jeff NathansonDirector of Photography:Jack N. GreenEditor:Alan CodyMusic:Mark MancinaProduction Designers:Joseph Nemec III and Bill…

Benjamin Kurtz FOCHT, Congress, PA (1863-1937)

FOCHT Benjamin Kurtz , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in New Bloomfield, Perry County, Pa., March 12, 1863; attended the public schools, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pa., Pennsylvania…

Mexican War

(Encyclopedia) Mexican War, 1846–48, armed conflict between the United States and Mexico. The United States had won an easy victory, partly because Mexico, torn by civil strife, could not present…