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Seeger, Pete

(Encyclopedia) Seeger, Pete (Peter Seeger), 1919–2014, American folksinger, composer, and environmentalist, b. New York City. Seeger, a son of musicologist Charles Seeger and violinist Constance…

Rolling Stones

(Encyclopedia) Rolling Stones, English rock music group that rose to prominence in the mid-1960s and continues to exert great…

Childhood Diseases: The Polio Panic

The Polio PanicChildhood DiseasesIntroductionThe Polio PanicChickenpoxEar AchesMeasly MeaslesMumpsRubellaDeadly DiphtheriaPertussis, or Whooping CoughTerrifying TetanusThe Importance of Childhood…

Mosquito and Tick-Borne Diseases: Lyme Disease

Lyme DiseaseMosquito and Tick-Borne DiseasesIntroductionYellow FeverDengueWest Nile EncephalitisRocky Mountain Spotted FeverLyme Disease In 1977, a group of children in and around Lyme, Connecticut…

Rare and Deadly Diseases: Legionnaires' Disease

Legionnaires' DiseaseRare and Deadly DiseasesIntroductionHemorrhagic FeversEbola: Africa's Bloody DiseaseMarburgHantavirus: Four Corners, United StatesMad Cow DiseaseCJD: Mad Cow's Human…

Viral Hepatitis: Hepatitis C: The Silent Killer

Hepatitis C: The Silent KillerViral HepatitisIntroductionHepatitis A: Thriving in Unsanitary ConditionsHepatitis B: 300 Million Carriers and GrowingHepatitis C: The Silent KillerHepatitis G: The New…

1985–1986 Emmy Awards

Outstanding Drama SeriesCagney and Lacey (CBS)Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesWilliam Daniels, St. ElsewhereOutstanding Lead Actress in a Drama SeriesSharon Gless, Cagney and…

1986–1987 Emmy Awards

Outstanding Drama SeriesL.A. Law (NBC)Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesBruce Willis, MoonlightingOutstanding Lead Actress in a Drama SeriesSharon Gless, Cagney and LaceyOutstanding…

Literary Awards: The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction

The Pulitzer Prizes represent the highest honor in American journalism and creative arts. On May 9th, 22 prize winners received their awards and prize money, and took their place in American history…