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Andrew Carnegie Biography

Andrew Carnegieiron/steel manufacturer, philanthropistBorn: 11/25/1835Birthplace: Dunfermline, Scotland Though his formal education ended after elementary school, the family's respect for…

Moby Biography

Moby(Richard Melville Hall)singer, songwriterBorn: 9/11/1965Birthplace: New York City Moby is widely praised for bringing techno music to mainstream American and British audiences. Raised in…

Mad City

Director: Constantin Costa-GavrasWriter: Tom MatthewsDirector of Photography:Patrick BlossierEditor:Francoise BonnotMusic:Thomas NewmanProduction Designer:Catherine HardwickeProducers:Arnold…

Japanese Words

Asian loan words in English by Ann-Marie Imbornoni Asian Loan Words IntroductionWords derived from: Chinese & KoreanJapanese Malay & TagalogPolynesianJapanese aikido, from…

Arlington National Cemetery

Arlington National Cemetery occupies 612 acres in Virginia on the Potomac River, directly opposite Washington. This land was part of the estate of John Parke Custis, Martha Washington's son. His…

Significant Recordings of 2002

BeckThe Blind Boys of AlabamaBruce Springsteen and the E Street BandCee-LoKasey ChambersColdplayCounting CrowsSheryl CrowCustomDave Matthews BandCeline DionTanya DonellyEveLauryn HillChris…

2001 Women's Golf British Open Results

Edition: 8th Dates: Aug. 2–5 Site: Sunningdale GC, Sunningdale, England Par: 36-36—72 (6277 yards) Purse: $1,500,000     1 2 3 4 Tot Earnings 1 Se…

apostle

(Encyclopedia) apostleapostleəpŏsˈəl [key] [Gr.,=envoy], one of the prime missionaries of Christianity. The apostles of the first rank are saints Peter, Andrew, James (the Greater), John, Thomas,…

literary frauds

(Encyclopedia) literary frauds, manuscripts that are presented to the public as works of famous authors but that are actually forgeries or imitations. Literary frauds are perpetrated for various…