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Bill Masterton Trophy

Awarded to the player who “best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey” and named after the 29-year-old rookie center of the Minnesota North Stars…

Dance Hall of Fame

The National Museum of Dance and Hall of Fame was opened in 1986 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.1987Fred AstaireGeorge BalanchineAgnes de MilleIsadora DuncanKatherine DunhamMartha Graham Doris…

2006 News of the Nation

—By Borgna Brunner (as of Sept. 28) Presidential Power and Terrorism In response to what he has called a “new kind of war,” President Bush has sought a significant expansion of executive powers…

1964 Academy Awards

The 1964 Academy Awards were presented April 5, 1965 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium.Best PictureBecket, Hal B. Wallis, producer (Paramount)Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop…

1962 Academy Awards

The 1962 Academy Awards were presented April 8, 1963 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium.Best PictureLawrence of Arabia, Sam Spiegel, producer (Columbia)The Longest Day, Darryl F. Zanuck,…

Broadcasting Timeline

Here are key moments in the evolution and history of broadcasting. 1897 K.F. Braun invents the cathode-ray tube…

August 2008 Current Events

Here are the key news events of the month organized into three categories: World News, U.S. News, and Business, Society, and Science News. World | Nation | Business/Science/Society Policemen Are…

The Life and Times of JFK, Jr.

July 16 marks the anniversary of Kennedy's tragic plane crash by Beth Rowen John F. Kennedy, Jr., and his wife, Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, died in a small plane on July 16, 1999. The Kennedys John…

800-Meter Run

800-Meter Run 1896 Edwin Flack, Australia 2:11.00 1900 Alfred Tysoe, Great Britain 2:01.40 1904…

Tuvalu Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Tuvalu Index: Foreign Relations FOREIGN RELATIONSTuvalu maintains an independent but generally pro-Western foreign policy. It maintains close relations…