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Rhythmic Gymnastics

First Olympic Appearance: 1984 by Gerry Brown and Mark Zurlo Did You Know? Rhythmic gymnastics routines should last between 75 and 90 seconds and the gymnasts are penalized for every…

Rhythmic Gymnastics

First Olympic Appearance: 1984 by Gerry Brown and Mark Zurlo Did You Know? Rhythmic gymnastics routines should last between 75 and 90 seconds and the gymnasts are penalized for every…

Flag Day

Flag etiquette, history, controversy, and myth On June 14, Americans celebrate the adoption of the first national flag. Also known as the "Stars and Stripes" or "Old Glory," the first American…

1985 Cannes Film Festival

Palme d'OrWhen Father Was Away on Business, Emir Kusturica (Yugoslavia)Special Jury PrizeBirdy, Alan Parker (United States)Best ActorWilliam Hurt, Kiss of the Spider Woman (United States/…

A Brief History of Checking

No one is quite sure when the first checks appeared. Some experts think the Romans may have invented the check about 352 B.C. But even if that were true, the idea apparently didn't catch on…

Percy Bysshe Shelley: Rosalind and Helen

by Percy Bysshe Shelley Prince AthanaseJulian and MaddaloRosalind and Helen The story of "Rosalind and Helen" is, undoubtedly, not an attempt in the highest style of poetry. It is in no…

The Faculty

Director: Robert RodriguezWriter: Kevin WilliamsonMiramax; R; 104 minutesRelease:11/98Cast: Jordana Brewster, Shawn Hatosky, Clea DuVall, Laura Harris, Josh Hartnett, Elijah Wood, Salma…

Machiavelli, Niccolò

(Encyclopedia) Machiavelli, NiccolòMachiavelli, Niccolònēk-kōlôˈ mäkyävĕlˈlē [key], 1469–1527, Italian author and statesman, one of the outstanding figures of the Renaissance, b. Florence.…