Search

Search results

Displaying 421 - 430

2000 National Magazine Awards

The National Magazine Awards, sponsored by the American Society of Magazine Editors and administered by the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, were presented May 3, 2000.…

The National Security Act of 1947

The Question: What was established first, the Department of Defense or the CIA? The Answer: Both entities were established by the the National Security Act of 1947, signed on July 26, 1947, by…

TRC National Thoroughbred Poll

(Nov. 11, 1997) Finall poll conducted by Thoroughbred Racing Communications, Inc. and covering races through the Breeders' Cup on Nov. 7, 1997. Voting is done by 28 sports and Thoroughbred…

1994 National Book Awards

FictionA Frolic of His Own, William GaddisNonfictionHow We Die: Reflections on Life's Final Chapter, Sherwin B. NulandPoetryWorshipful Company of Fletchers, James Tate

1995 National Book Awards

FictionSabbath's Theater, Philip RothNonfictionThe Haunted Land: Facing Europe's Ghosts After Communism, Tina RosenbergPoetryPassing Through: The Later Poems, New and Selected, Stanley Kunitz…

1980 National Book Awards

AutobiographyHardcoverLauren Bacall by Myself, Lauren BacallPaperbackAnd I Worked at the Writer's Trade: Chapters of Literary History 1918–1978, Malcolm CowleyBiographyHardcoverThe Rise of…

1981 National Book Awards

Autobiography/BiographyHardcoverWalt Whitman, Justin KaplanPaperbackSamuel Beckett, Deirdre BairChildren's Books, FictionHardcoverThe Night Swimmers, Betsy ByarsPaperbackRamona and Her Mother…

1982 National Book Awards

Autobiography/BiographyHardcoverMornings on Horseback, David McCulloughPaperbackWalter Lippmann and the American Century, Ronald SteelChildren's Books, FictionHardcoverWestmark, Lloyd…

1979 National Book Awards

Biography and AutobiographyRobert Kennedy and His Times, Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.Children's LiteratureThe Great Gilly Hopkins, Katherine PatersonContemporary ThoughtThe Snow Leopard, Peter…

United Nations Members Quiz

Are you interested in testing your knowledge of the United Nations and its member states? From the number of members to the largest financial contributor, this quiz covers a range of topics related…