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Top 100 Works in World Literature

Source: Norwegian Book Clubs, with the Norwegian Nobel Institute, 2002. The editors of the Norwegian Book Clubs, with the Norwegian Nobel Institute, polled a panel of 100 authors from 54…

Best American Journalism of the 20th Century

The following works were chosen as the 20th century's best American journalism by a panel of experts assembled by New York University's journalism department.John Hersey: “Hiroshima,” The…

National Recording Registry

In 2002, the Library of Congress took its first step to preserve American sound recordings and selected the first 50 recordings to start a national registry. (Listed in chronological order.)…

Results of 2007–2008 Bowl Games

Rose Bowl—So. Calif. 49, Illinois 17Orange Bowl—Kansas 24, Virginia Tech 21Sugar Bowl— Georgia 41, Hawaii 10Cotton Bowl—Missouri 38, Arkansas 7Gator Bowl—Texas Tech 31, Virginia 28Fiesta Bowl…

Byzantium: Emperors

Leo I, Byzantine or East Roman emperor (457–74)Justin I, Byzantine emperor (518–27)Justinian I, Byzantine emperor (527–65)Theodora, Byzantine empress (527–48)Justin II, Byzantine emperor (565…

Stanley Cup Playoffs—2004

NOTE: Home teams are in capitals.EASTERN CONFERENCEQuarterfinals Tampa Bay Lightning defeated New York Islanders,4 games to 1Montreal Canadiens defeated Boston Bruins, 4 games to…

The 2006 Class of Inductees

Herman Affel, 1893–1972, and Lloyd Espenschied, 1889–1986, Coaxial cable. The coaxial cable made it possible to carry thousands of simultaneous phone calls on long distance circuits. Karl…

Results of 2004–2005 Bowl Games

Rose Bowl—Michigan 37, Texas 38Orange Bowl—So. Calif. 55, Oklahoma 19Sugar Bowl— Auburn 16, Virginia Tech. 13Cotton Bowl—Tennessee 38, Texas A&M 7Gator Bowl—Florida State 30, West…

Results of 2002–2003 Bowl Games

Rose Bowl—Oklahoma 34, Washington State 14Orange Bowl—So. Calif. 38, Iowa 17Sugar Bowl—Georgia 26, Florida State 13Cotton Bowl—Texas 35, Louisiana State 20Gator Bowl—North Carolina State 28,…