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The Top Ten: TV Programs, 2007

TV Programs, 2007 Rank Programs Network % of Homes in U.S. (Rating) 1. American Idol-Wednesday Fox 17.3 2. American Idol-Tuesday Fox 16.8 3. Dancing w/ The Stars ABC 13.2 4. Dancing w…

U.S. Unstaffed Planetary and Lunar Programs

Lunar Orbiter. Series of spacecraft designed to orbit the Moon, taking pictures and obtaining data in support of the subsequent staffed Apollo landings. The U.S. launched five Lunar Orbiters…

U.S. Staffed Space Flight Programs

Mercury. Project Mercury, initiated in 1958 and completed in 1963, was the United States' first human-in-space program. It was designed to further knowledge about humanity's capabilities…

Soviet Staffed Space Flight Programs

Vostok. The Soviets's first staffed capsule, roughly spherical, used to place the first six cosmonauts in Earth orbit (1961–1965). Voskhod. Adaptation of the Vostok capsule to accommodate…

Top TV Programs, 2011–2012 Season

Find out which network television shows ranked in the top ten for the 2011–2012 season. /**/ RankProgram Network Total Viewers1 Sunday Night Football NBC 20.74 million 2 American Idol-…

50th Emmy Awards: Other Programs

prev | variety, music & comedy | tv movie | non-fiction | children's | animated Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series Dennis Miller Live (HBO) Late Show With David Letterman (CBS)…

John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

(Encyclopedia) John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, philanthropic institution founded 1978 by John D. MacArthur (1897–1978), owner of a prominent insurance company and other businesses, and…

Point Four program

(Encyclopedia) Point Four program, U.S. foreign aid project aimed at providing technological skills, knowledge, and equipment to poor nations throughout the world. The program also encouraged the…