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The 86th Academy Award Best Actor Nominees

Here are the nominees for actor in a leading role. At age 77, Bruce Dern is the second oldest best actor nominee, behind 79-year-old Richard Farnsworth. Farnsworth was nominated for the 1999 film…

March 2000 Feature Schedule

Note: This schedule lists only the day's lead feature(s). Five to ten articles are featured daily. Schedule is subject to change.Feb. 2000 | April 2000 Monday Tuesday…

Sweden: Kings and Queens

Kings and Queens Karl XII (1697–1718) Ulrica Eleonora (1719–1720) Fredrik I (1720–1751) Adolf Fredrik (1751–1771) Gustaf III (1771–1792) Gustaf IV Adolf (1792–1809) Karl XIII (1809–1818)…

Mendel, Gregor Johann

(Encyclopedia) Mendel, Gregor JohannMendel, Gregor Johanngrāˈgôr yōˈhän mĕnˈdəl [key], 1822–84, Austrian monk noted for his experimental work on heredity. He entered the Augustinian monastery in Brno…

Movie Timeline

Here are key moments in the history and evolution of the cinema. 1889William Kennedy Laurie Dickson, commissioned by Thomas Alva Edison, builds the first motion-picture camera and names it the…

Entertainment News from March 2000

1For the first time in a dozen years, ABC wins the February sweeps. An average of 15.7 million viewers tuned in to the alphabet network each night. The network's dominance is largely…

Top Fighters Records

Roy Jones Jr.Oscar De La HoyaEvander HolyfieldLennox LewisMike Tyson The career pro records of Welterweight Oscar De La Hoya, Light Heavyweight Roy Jones Jr. and Heavyweights Evander…

comedy

(Encyclopedia) comedy, literary work that aims primarily to provoke laughter. Unlike tragedy, which seeks to engage profound emotions and sympathies, comedy strives to entertain chiefly through…