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Antony
(Encyclopedia) Antony or Marc Antony, Lat. Marcus Antonius, c.83 b.c.–30 b.c., Roman politican and soldier. He was of a distinguished family; his mother was a relative of Julius Caesar. Antony was…2005 Deaths: A - F
Don AdamsEddie AlbertShana AlexanderJack AndersonVictoria de los AngelesBa JinAnne BancroftBarbara Bel GeddesCharles BellSaul BellowPeter BenensonObie BensonStan BerenstainLazar BermanGeorge…The Harlem Renaissance
Three writers and their contemporary counterparts by Jace Clayton For many young Black writers and artists who gravitated to New York City's Harlem in the 1920s, the sudden interest…Brewer's: Evolution
(Darwinian). Darwin's theory is that different forms of animal and vegetable life are due to small variations, and that natural selection is a main agent in bringing them about. If…The Devil's Dictionary: Positivism
by Ambrose Bierce POSITIVEPOSTERITYPOSITIVISM -n. A philosophy that denies our knowledge of the Real and affirms our ignorance of the Apparent. Its longest exponent is Comte, its broadest…The Devil's Dictionary: Respond
by Ambrose Bierce RESPLENDENTRESPONSIBILITYRESPOND -v.i. To make answer, or disclose otherwise a consciousness of having inspired an interest in what Herbert Spencer calls "external…Woman of the Year <span class="date" >(1942)</span>
Director: George StevensCast: Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy This is where it all began, the debut of the Hepburn/Tracy team that collaborated (on- and offscreen) for 25 years until…Lindbergh, Charles Augustus, 1902–74, American aviator
(Encyclopedia) Lindbergh, Charles Augustus, 1902–74, American aviator who made the first solo, nonstop transatlantic flight, b. Detroit; son of Charles A. Lindbergh (1859–1924). He left the Univ. of…Whistler, James Abbott McNeill
(Encyclopedia) Whistler, James Abbott McNeill, 1834–1903, American painter, etcher, wit, and eccentric, b. Lowell, Mass. Whistler was dismissed from West Point for insufficient knowledge of chemistry…Hitz
UPNTuesday 9:00–9:30 p.m.; canceledCast: Claude Brooks, Rick Gomez, Andrew Dice Clay, Spencer Garrett and Rosa Blasi Record-label president Jimmy Esposito (Clay) has high expectations for…Trending
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