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Forman, Miloš
(Encyclopedia) Forman, Miloš, 1932–2018, Czech-American filmmaker, b. Čáslav, Czechoslovakia (now in the Czech Republic), asJan Tomáš Forman. He attended film school in Prague and worked as a…Breakfast of Champions
Director/Writer:Alan RudolphHollywood Pictures; R; 110 minutesRelease:9/99Cast:Bruce Willis, Albert Finney, Nick Nolte, Omar Epps Kurt Vonnegut Jr.'s brand of speculative fiction mashed with…The U.S.S. Sequoia
The Question: The Naval yacht U.S.S. Sequoia was the Presidential Yacht for which past President? The Answer: Built in 1925, the U.S.S. Sequoia…Presidential Libraries
These are not traditional libraries, but rather repositories for preserving and making available the papers, records, and other historical materials of the presidents since Herbert Hoover. The…Glen Canyon Dam
(Encyclopedia) Glen Canyon Dam, 710 ft (216 m) high, 1,560 ft (475 m) long, NE Ariz., on the Colorado River. The key unit of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's Colorado River storage project, it is one…Cardozo, Benjamin Nathan
(Encyclopedia) Cardozo, Benjamin NathanCardozo, Benjamin Nathankärdōˈzō [key], 1870–1938, American jurist, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1932–38), b. New York City. Educated at…war debts
(Encyclopedia) war debts. This article discusses the obligations incurred by foreign governments for loans made to them by the United States during and shortly after World War I. For international…bonus
(Encyclopedia) bonus, extra amount in money, bonds, or goods over what is normally due. The term is applied especially to payments to employees either for production in excess of the normal (wage…Stimson, Henry Lewis
(Encyclopedia) Stimson, Henry Lewis, 1867–1950, American statesman, b. New York City. A graduate of Yale and of Harvard, he became associated with Elihu Root in law practice in New York City. Stimson…Tacna-Arica Controversy
(Encyclopedia) Tacna-Arica ControversyTacna-Arica Controversytäkˈnə-ərēˈkə [key], 1883–1929, dispute between Chile and Peru. It arose from provisions of the Treaty of Ancón (1883), which ended the…Trending
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