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1947 Cannes Film Festival
Psychological and Love FilmAntoine et Antoinette, Jacques Becker (France)Adventure and Detective FilmThe Damned, Rene Clement (France)Social FilmCrossfire, Edward Dmytryk (United States)…Rembrandt van Rijn
One of the great Dutch painters and printmakers of the 17th century, Rembrandt van Rijn is best known for his expressive use of light and shadow (also called chiaroscuro) in his many portraits.…Charles Mackay
English writer Charles Mackay was a 19th-century chronicler of culture and events and a successful poet and lyricist. During his career as a journalist he worked for London's Morning Chronicle (1835…Chesley B. Sullenberger III
Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger III is the U.S. Airways pilot who was hailed as the "Hero of the Hudson" after he successfully landed an Airbus A320 in the Hudson River on 15 January 2009, saving the…Love Cruise
FoxTuesday 9:00–10:00 p.m.Host:Justin Gunn The Love Boat redux? Sort of, except it's billed as reality programming. Eight men and eight women, ranging in age from 21 to 35, compete in…intelligence
(Encyclopedia) intelligence, in psychology, the general mental ability involved in calculating, reasoning, perceiving relationships and analogies, learning quickly, storing and retrieving information…Descartes, René
(Encyclopedia) Descartes, RenéDescartes, Renérənāˈ dākärtˈ [key], Lat. Renatus Cartesius, 1596–1650, French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist, b. La Haye. Descartes' methodology was a major…teacher training
(Encyclopedia) teacher training, professional preparation of teachers, usually through formal course work and practice teaching. Although the concept of teaching as a profession is fairly new, most…Charles Henry Turner Biography
Charles Henry TurnerzoologistBorn: 1867Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio Although he held a doctorate from the University of Chicago, zoologist Charles Henry Turner chose to teach at high schools…Alan Pakula 1998 Deaths
Alan PakulaAge: 70 The critically acclaimed producer and director of psychologically charged dramas such as Sophie's Choice, To Kill a Mockingbird and The Pelican Brief. Pakula was killed in…Trending
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