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24 Hours of Le Mans, 1999

June 12-13, at Le Mans, France Officially the Le Mans Grand Prix d'Endurance and first held in 1923. Contested over the 8.451-mile Circuit de la Sarthe in Le Mans, France. Listed are…

April 2006 Disasters

April 2, Ark., Ind., Ill., Iowa, Ky., Ohio, Miss., and Tenn.: tornadoes, at least 86, and strong storms swept eight states, destroying buildings and killing at least 23 peopleApril 3–13,…

Top 10 DVD Sales of 2007

Find the top 10 dvd sales of 2007, including the movie title and distributor. Happy Feet was the best-selling dvd in 2007.Happy Feet (Warner Home Video) Transformers (Paramount)300 (Warner…

House of Mirth

Director/Writer:Terence Davies Sony Pictures Classics; PG; 120 minutesRelease:12/00Cast:Gillian Anderson, Eric Stoltz, Dan Aykroyd House of Mirth is a stifled little drama about parlor room…

June 2005 Disasters

June, Southern China: widespread flooding for the month of June, particularly in southern China, killed 536 people. In addition the floods damaged dikes, reservoirs, roads, rail lines, and…

Marisa Tomei Biography

Marisa Tomei actressBorn: 12/04/1964Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Tomei began her career on television, with roles on As the World Turns (1983–85) and A Different World (1987–88). She won…

The Wage Gap, by Gender and Race

Find median annual earnings of black men and women, Hispanic men and women, and white women as a percentage of white men's median annual earnings Lily Ledbetter in 2009 Source: AP Photo/Susan…

Christina Rossetti: Winter Rain

Winter RainEvery valley drinks, Every dell and hollow: Where the kind rain sinks and sinks, Green of Spring will follow.Yet a lapse of weeks Buds will burst their edges, Strip their…

1997 Nobel Prize Winners

Peace: International Campaign to Ban Landmines (founded 1992) and Jody Williams (U.S.) for their work to ban and remove antipersonnel landmines worldwide. The Committee lauded their success…

Loan Officer

What is this job like? Loan officers help people apply for loans. This lets people do things like buy a house or a car, or pay for college. Loan officers help businesses by loaning them money…