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Earth Day: History & Biographies

History & Biographies Take a look at the history of the environmental movement and read biographies of pioneers in the field. Environmental Milestones Timeline…

Woody Guthrie Biography

Woody Guthrie(Woodrow Wilson Guthrie)folk singer, composer, songwriterBorn: 7/14/1912Birthplace: Okemah, Oklahoma Folk singer, composer and songwriter known for his political songs (…

Christina Rossetti: Songs in a Cornfield

Songs in a CornfieldA song in a cornfield Where corn begins to fall, Where reapers are reaping, Reaping one, reaping all. Sing pretty Lettice, Sing Rachel, sing May; Only Marian cannot…

Annual Awards: College Baseball, 1998 Season

CWS Seeds: 1. Florida (46-16); 2. Miami-FL (50-10); 3. Florida St. (53-18); 4. USC (44-16); 5. LSU (46-17); 6. Arizona St.(38-22); 7. Long Beach St. (41-21); 8. Mississippi St. (41-21).…

Houston, Samuel

(Encyclopedia) Houston, Samuel, 1793–1863, American frontier hero and statesman of Texas, b. near Lexington, Va. In 1836 Houston was elected the first president of the new Republic of Texas. The…

Enemy at the Gates

Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud Writers: Alain Godard and Jean-Jacques Annaud Paramount Pictures R; 133 minutes Release: 3/01 Cast: Jude Law, Joseph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz…

Famous Firsts by LGBT Americans

  Some early accomplishments by LGBT Americans LGBT Firsts: Government1 Local elected lesbian official: Kathy Kozachenko, 1974, Ann Arbor City Council, Mich. Local elected gay official: Harvey…

To Gillian on Her 37<sup >th</sup> Birthday

Director:Michael PressmanWriter:David E. KelleyDirector of Photography:Tim SuhrstedtEditor:William ScharfMusic:James HornerProduction Designer:Linda PearlProducers:Marykay Powell and David E…

Crawford, William Harris

(Encyclopedia) Crawford, William Harris, 1772–1834, American statesman, b. Amherst co., Va. (his birthplace is now in Nelson co.). He moved with his parents to South Carolina and later to Georgia.…

Amherst, town, United States

(Encyclopedia) Amherst. 1 Town (2020 pop. 39,263), Hampshire co., central Mass., in a fertile farm area; inc. 1759. Named for Lord Jeffery Amherst, it is a college town. Emily…