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1950 Academy Awards

The 1950 Academy Awards were presented March 29, 1951 at the RKO Pantages Theatre, Hollywood, Calif.Best Motion PictureAll About Eve (Twentieth Century-Fox)Born Yesterday (Columbia)Father of…

1998 Grammy Awards

The 41st Annual Grammy Awards were presented at Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium on February 24, 1999.Record:“My Heart Will Go On,” Celine Dion Album:The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Lauryn…

2002 Bowling Season: PBA

2001-02 SeasonFinalEventWinnerEarningsScoreRunner-upSept. 9Oronamin C Japan CupBob Learn Jr.$50,000176-172Ryan ShaferSept. 25Peoria OpenKurt Pilon40,000202-182Paul Koehler Oct. 2Greater…

Kansas-Nebraska Act

(Encyclopedia) Kansas-Nebraska Act, bill that became law on May 30, 1854, by which the U.S. Congress established the territories of Kansas and Nebraska. By 1854 the organization of the vast Platte…

DNA fingerprinting

(Encyclopedia) DNA fingerprinting or DNA profiling, any of several similar techniques for analyzing and comparing DNA from separate sources, used especially in law enforcement to identify suspects…

beryllium

(Encyclopedia) berylliumberylliumbərĭlˈēəm [key] [from beryl ], metallic chemical element; symbol Be; at. no. 4; at. wt. 9.01218; m.p. about 1,278℃; b.p. 2,970℃ (estimated); sp. gr. 1.85 at 20℃;…

Theories of the Universe: Bang That Drum

Bang That DrumTheories of the UniverseScientific Origins of the UniverseBang That DrumA Big Bang AlternativeThe Accelerating UniversePlasma CosmologyThe Standard ModelThe Alpha and the OmegaIt's Out…

Clinton Scandal | Where Are They Now?

by Beth Rowen Monica Lewinsky displays her biography Monica's Story at a Paris department store as part of her European book tour. (Source:AP) Related Links History of Presidential…

Percy Bysshe Shelley: Matilda Gathering Flowers

by Percy Bysshe Shelley The First Canzone of the ConvitoFragment: Adapted from the Vit...Matilda Gathering Flowers From the Purgatorio Of Dante, Canto 28, Lines 1-51. Published in part (…