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Volcano (Film)

Director: Mick JacksonWriters: Jerome Armstrong and Billy RayDirector of Photography:Theo van de SandeEditors:Michael Tronick and Don BrochuMusic:Alan SilvestriProduction Designer:Jackson…

cult

(Encyclopedia) cult, ritual observances involved in worship of, or communication with, the supernatural or its symbolic representations. A cult includes the totality of ideas, activities, and…

U.S. Medal-Winning Baseball Teams

Multiple gold medals: Cuba (3). Year   1992 Cuba, Taiwan, Japan 1996 Cuba, Japan, United States 2000 United States, Cuba, South Korea 2004 Cuba, Australia, Japan 2008…

Seeger, Pete

(Encyclopedia) Seeger, Pete (Peter Seeger), 1919–2014, American folksinger, composer, and environmentalist, b. New York City. Seeger, a son of musicologist Charles Seeger and violinist Constance…

American Folklore

Tall tales, folklorists, art, and more Discover the fun stories of American folklore, from tall tales to literary classics. Musical legends, key terms, and artists movements are also included.…

Evans, Dame Edith

(Encyclopedia) Evans, Dame Edith, 1888–1976, English actress. After her stage debut in 1912, Evans toured with Ellen Terry. Known for her resonant voice, she worked with the Old Vic (1925–26) and had…

Forbes, Malcolm

(Encyclopedia) Forbes, Malcolm, 1919–90, American publisher, b. Englewood, N.J. The third son of a Scottish immigrant who founded Forbes magazine in 1917, he graduated from Princeton (1941), and…

Hewes, Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Hewes, JosephHewes, Josephhy&oomacr;z [key], 1730–79, political leader in the American Revolution, signer of the Declaration of Independence, b. Kingston, N.J. He moved (1760) to…

Middleweight

1867–72 Tom Chandler1872–81 George Rooke1881–82 Mike Donovan11884–91 Jack (Nonpareil) Dempsey1891–97 Bob Fitzsimmons21908 Stanley Ketchel,Billy Papke1908–10 Stanley Ketchel31913 Frank…

2000 Recap

Trinidad Triumphs A strong argument was given in the constant debate on who boxing's best pound-for-pound fighter is late in 2000. Felix Trinidad, already near the top of most people's lists…