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Munro, Alice
(Encyclopedia) Munro, Alice, 1931–, Canadian writer, b. Wingham, Ont., as Alice Ann Laidlaw. Much acclaimed as one of the finest contemporary short-story writers, Munro is known for quiet,…1966 Academy Awards
The 1966 Academy Awards were presented April 10, 1967 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium.Best PictureAlfie, Lewis Gilbert, producer (Paramount)A Man for All Seasons, Fred Zinnemann,…Timeline: Famous Firsts in Space Exploration
Image of Pluto sent back by New Horizons. Source: NASA Here are dates of important firsts in space exploration 1958 1963 1975 1981 1985 1990…December 2015 Current Events: World News
U.S. News | Business News | Disasters & Science News Here are the key events in world news for the month of…20,000-Meter Walk
1956 Leonid Spirin, USSR 1:31:27.40 1960 Vladimir Golubnichy, USSR 1:34:07.20 1964…1960 Olympic Freestyle Wrestling Winners
Class Flyweight (-114 1/2 lb) Ahmet Bilek, TUR Masayuki Matsubara, JPN Mohamed Saifpour Saidabadi, IRN Bantamweight (-125 3/4 lb) Terrence McCann, USA Nejdet…Sochi: the Host City
The port city and subtropical resort was established in 1902 Sochi Seaport Related Links 2014 Winter OlympicsMemorable Olympic MomentsBirth of the Modern OlympicsEncyclopedia:…Fields Medal Winners
The Fields Medal, considered the Nobel Prize of math, has been awarded quadrennially since 1936 by the International Congress of Mathematicians to recognize outstanding mathematics…communism
(Encyclopedia) communism, fundamentally, a system of social organization in which property (especially real property and the means of production) is held in common. Thus, the ejido system of the…The 100 Best Characters in Fiction Since 1900
Book Magazine, now defunct, compiled a panel of 55 authors, literary agents, editors, and actors in 2002 to “rank the top one hundred characters in literature since 1900.”Jay Gatsby, The…Trending
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