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air forces

(Encyclopedia) air forces, those portions of a nation's military organization employing heavier-than-air aircraft for reconnaissance, support of ground troops, aerial combat, and bombing of enemy…

Oscar's Checkered Past

Even today's Oscar extravaganzas seem tame when compared to the spectacles of yesterday by Alicia Potter Sacheen Littlefeather accepts Marlon Brando's Best Actor Oscar.…

1976–1977 Emmy Awards

Outstanding Drama SeriesMasterpiece Theatre: Upstairs, Downstairs (PBS)Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesJames Garner, The Rockford FilesOutstanding Lead Actress in a Drama…

Private Planes: Piper Cub

"Flies like a Cub" is still the pilot's ultimate compliment for an airplane by David Noland Piper Cub Specs Length: 22 ft, 2 in. Wingspan: 35 ft, 2 in. Empty weight:…

Mailer, Norman

(Encyclopedia) Mailer, Norman (Norman Kingsley Mailer), 1923–2007, American writer, b. Long Branch, N.J., grad. Harvard, 1943. He grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y., served in the army during World War II,…

Katherine Stinson Biography

Katherine Stinsonpioneering pilotBorn: 2/14/1891Birthplace: Fort Payne, Ala. As a girl, Stinson wanted to study music in Europe. To raise the money, she decided to become a stunt pilot and…