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treason

(Encyclopedia) treason, legal term for various acts of disloyalty. The English law, first clearly stated in the Statute of Treasons (1350), originally distinguished high treason from petit (or petty…

2007 NAACP Image Awards

MOTION PICTURE Outstanding Motion Picture: The Great Debaters Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture: Jurnee Smollett, The Great Debaters Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture:…

Naipaul, V. S.

(Encyclopedia) Naipaul, V. S. (Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul)Naipaul, V. S.nīpôlˈ [key], 1932–2018, English writer, b. Chaguanas, Trinidad; grad. University College, Oxford, 1953. Naipul, whose…

De Niro, Robert Anthony Jr.

(Encyclopedia) De Niro, Robert Anthony, Jr., 1943-, American film actor and director, b. New York, N.Y. Both of De Niro’s parents were painters; De…

The Danger of Congressional Control of Elections

The Danger of Congressional Control of Electionsby Alexander Hamilton, in Federalist No. 59, addresses this same topic from an opposing viewpoint. This essay was written anonymously by "VOX…

Barry Levin 2001 Deaths

Barry Levin criminal lawyer who defended Erik Menendez, who was convicted with his brother, Lyle, in 1996 for killing his parents, and recently represented actor Robert Blake, in the unsolved…

Joseph H. Lewis 2000 Deaths

Joseph H. LewisAge: 93 versatile filmmaker known for his briskly paced, stylish low-budget films, including The Jolson Story and Gun Crazy. Died: Marina del Rey, Calif., August 30, 2000Edward…