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Counts, George Sylvester
(Encyclopedia) Counts, George Sylvester, 1889–1974, American educator, b. near Baldwin City, Kans., grad. Baker Univ., 1911, Ph.D. Univ. of Chicago, 1916. He taught in the educational departments of…Richler, Mordecai
(Encyclopedia) Richler, Mordecai, 1931–2001, Canadian novelist, b. Montreal. He fled his native city in the early 1950s and lived mainly in London, returning to Canada in 1972 and from then on…American Film Institute's Top Films and Actors
Greatest screen legends, movies, and songs, and more Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart in To Have and Have Not (1944) Related Links Movies and Videos The American Film…American Film Institute's 100 Funniest Movies
The American Film Institute asked more than 1,500 members of the film community to pick the 100 funniest films of all time. 1. Some Like It…Best-Selling Albums by American Idol Alumni
This page lists the best-selling gold or platinum albums of American Idol alumni. SEPTUPLE PLATINUM (sold 7 million copies) Some Hearts, Carrie Underwood (…How Many Americans Have Done This Activity
97 millionInternet users have used government Web sites93 millionhave used the internet for health or medical purposes84 milliongot political news and used the internet to participate in the…Why don't Americans celebrate Boxing Day?
No Love for St. Stephen Boxing Day, also known as St. Stephen's Day, is a holiday celebrated every year the day after Christmas. If Boxing Day falls on the weekend, it is observed the following…Catlin, George
(Encyclopedia) Catlin, George, 1796–1872, American traveler and artist, b. Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Educated as a lawyer, he practiced in Philadelphia for two years but turned to art study and became a…Penutian
(Encyclopedia) PenutianPenutianpən&oomacr;ˈshən [key], linguistic family, or stock, of Native Americans of North and Central America. See Native American languages.Timeline: Russian Culture, Part II
Part II: Peter's Revolution and Aftermath 1703 1712 1714 1715 1726 1735 1736 1755 Next: The Golden Age 1703 Peter I (the Great)…