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1999 National Medal of Science Recipients
David Baltimore, Nobel laureate and professor of biology and president, California Institute of Technology, for far-reaching, fundamental discoveries that dramatically altered the field of…Movies and Film: The Eighties and Nineties
The Eighties and NinetiesMovies and FilmFrench Film HistoryIt's Art, Stupid!A Century of Cinematic SplendorBefore the WarSurfing the "New Wave"The Eighties and NinetiesTen Fabulous French Films We…Biographies: Selected Anthropologists and Archaeologists
Selected Anthropologists and Archaeologists Margaret Mead See also People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Anthropology Archaeology Some Ancient…Vandals
(Encyclopedia) Vandals, ancient Germanic tribe. They originated in N Jutland and, along with other Germanic peoples, settled in the valley of the Oder about the 5th cent. b.c. They appeared in…Entertainment News from January 2000
1Schindler's List tops the Broadcast Film Critics Association list of the top films of the 1990s. Saving Private Ryan places second, with L.A. Confidential in third. Rounding out the top five…Easy, Eye-Poppin Fourth of July Decorations
By Courtney Key Ever since I was a little girl, my family has driven from upstate New York all the way to Cape Cod to enjoy the Fourth of July. To this day, everyone stays at my Nana's home that's…Sierra Leone: A Nation Collapses
// Cite Astronomers, astrophysicists, chemists, and physicists Jump to a category: AstronomersAstrophysicistsChemistsPhysicists Astronomers Adams, John Couch Al-…The All-Star Game
The All-Star Game Baseball’s first All-Star Game was held on July 6, 1933, before 47,595 at Comiskey Park in Chicago. From that year on, the All- Star Game has matched the best players in the…Brewer's: Lion-hunter
(A). One who hunts up a celebrity to adorn or give prestige to a party. Mrs. Leo Hunter, in Pickwick, is a good satire on the name and character of a lion-hunter. Source: Dictionary of…Brewer's: Lion's Head
In fountains the water generally is made to issue from the mouth of a lion. This is a very ancient custom. The Egyptians thus symbolised the inundation of the Nile, which happens when the…Trending
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