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Sliding Doors

Director/Writer:Peter HowittDirector of Photography:Remi AdefarasinEditor:John SmithMusic:David HirschfelderProduction Designer:Maria DjurkovicProducers:Philippa Braithwaite, Guy East,…

Samuel Jameson GHOLSON, Congress, MS (1808-1883)

GHOLSON Samuel Jameson , a Representative from Mississippi; born near Richmond, Madison County, Ky., May 19, 1808; moved with his father to Franklin County, Ala., in 1817; attended the common…

Reuben DAVIS, Congress, MS (1813-1890)

DAVIS Reuben , A Representative from Mississippi; born in Winchester, Tenn., January 18, 1813; moved with his parents to Alabama about 1818; attended the public schools; studied medicine, but…

September 2001 Disasters

Sept. 1, Tokyo, Japan: Fire in a crowded gambling club killed 44 people. It was the worst incident of its kind in Tokyo since 1982, when 33 people were killed in a hotel fire. Sept. 11, New York…

August 2002 Disasters

August, central and western Europe: Torrential rains and flooding wreaked havoc across the region, from Germany to Russia, causing at least 71 deaths. The Black Sea area, in Russia, was among…

1982 Cannes Film Festival

Palme d'OrMissing, Constantin Costa-Gavras (United States)Yol, Yilmaz Guney (Turkey)Special Jury PrizeNight of the Shooting Stars, Paolo and Vittorio Taviani (Italy)Best ActorJack Lemmon,…

Four Riddles

These consist of two Double Acrostics and two Charades. No. I. was written at the request of some young friends, who had gone to a ball at an Oxford Commemoration—and also as a specimen of…