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1995 George Foster Peabody Awards

The Peabody Awards, administered by the University of Georgia's Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communications, honor excellence in both radio and television broadcasting.Radio…

Brewer's: Walls have Ears

The Louvre was so constructed in the time of Catherine de Medicis, that what was said in one room could be distinctly heard in another. It was by this…

1995-1996 Season: NCAA Men's Championship Game

58th NCAA Division I Championship Game. Date: Monday, April 1, at the Meadowlands Arena. Coaches: Jim Boeheim of Syracuse and Rick Pitino of Kentucky. Favorite: Kentucky by 13 1/2.…

Presidential Elections, 1789-2020

Election results for every election, from 1789 to the present. Includes all candidates, their parties, number of electoral and popular votes. For the original method of electing the president and…

Black Muslims

(Encyclopedia) Black Muslims, African-American religious movement in the United States, split since the late 1970s into the American Society of Muslims and the Nation of Islam. The original group was…

Brewer's: Larder

A place for keeping lard or bacon. This shows that swine were the chief animals salted and preserved in olden times. (Latin, lardum, lard.) The Douglas Larder. The English garrison and…

Brewer's: Wallflower

So called because it grows on old walls and ruined buildings. It is a native plant. Similarly, wall-cress, wall-creeper, etc., are plants which grow on…

Edward I

(Encyclopedia) Edward I, 1239–1307, king of England (1272–1307), son of and successor to Henry III. Even more important than Edward's military exploits were the legal and constitutional…

Halloween: Witchcraft in Film

Halloween Films Beyond Bewitched by Beth Rowen Related Links Halloween Trick and TreatsAll-Time Scariest MoviesInterview with a Real-Life WitchInterview with Blair Witch…

Entertainment Bios — T

George TakeiVivienne TamTomoyuki TanakaJessica TandyGeorgie TappsQuentin TarantinoBrandon TartikoffDerek TaylorElizabeth TaylorLili TaylorNiki TaylorJames TaylorJonathan Taylor ThomasTim TaylorTommy…