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Hard Eight

Director/Writer: Paul Thomas Anderson Director of Photography: Robert Elswit Editor: Barbara Tulliver Music: Michael Penn and Jon Brion Production Designer: Nancy Deren…

Thomas Jefferson HALSEY, Congress, MO (1863-1951)

HALSEY Thomas Jefferson , a Representative from Missouri; born in Dover, Morris County, N.J., May 4, 1863; in 1878 moved to Missouri with his parents, who settled on a farm near Holden, Johnson…

1993 Cannes Film Festival

Palme d'OrThe Piano, Jane Campion (Australia/France)Farewell, My Concubine, Chen Kaige (China/Hong Kong)Grand PrixFaraway, So Close!, Wim Wenders (Germany)Best ActorDavid Thewlis, Naked (…

Chemistry: Ionic Compounds

Ionic CompoundsChemistryIonic CompoundsWhat's an Ionic Compound?How Ionic Compounds Are FormedProperties of Ionic CompoundsWhat's in a Name? Ionic Nomenclature Sure, I defined what a chemical…

William Crosby DAWSON, Congress, GA (1798-1856)

Senate Years of Service: 1849-1855 Party: Whig DAWSON William Crosby , a Representative and a Senator from Georgia; born in Greensboro, Greene County, Ga., January 4, 1798; attended the common…

Oaxaca, state, Mexico

(Encyclopedia) OaxacaOaxacawähäˈkä [key], state (1990 pop. 3,019,560), 36,375 sq mi (94,211 sq km), S Mexico, on the Pacific Ocean and its arm, the Gulf of Tehuantepec. Oaxaca is the capital. The…

Millay, Edna St. Vincent

(Encyclopedia) Millay, Edna St. VincentMillay, Edna St. Vincentmĭlāˈ [key], 1892–1950, American poet, b. Rockland, Maine, grad. Vassar College, 1917. One of the most popular poets of her era, Millay…