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Sun Ra
(Encyclopedia) Sun Ra, 1914-1993, African-American jazz composer, bandleader, and keyboard player, b. Birmingham, Al., as Herman Poole Blount. Sun Ra…Ungaretti, Giuseppe
(Encyclopedia) Ungaretti, GiuseppeUngaretti, Giuseppej&oomacr;zĕpˈpā &oomacr;ngärĕtˈtē [key], 1888–1970, Italian poet, critic, and translator, b. Alexandria, Egypt. Ungaretti spent his youth…parody
(Encyclopedia) parody, mocking imitation in verse or prose of a literary work. The following poem by Robert Southey was parodied by Lewis Carroll: “You are old, Father William,” the young man cried…Women in the 115th Congress
This table provides the name and state of the women serving in the 115th Congress, which began in 2015. There are 89 women in the House of Representatives and 22 women in the Senate. State…Other American Library Association Awards for Children's Books, 2000
Also see the Caldecott Medal and the Newbery Medal winnners.2000 Coretta Scott King Awards, honoring black authors and illustrators: (author): Bud, Not Buddy, Christopher Paul Curtis (…The Women
By: Heather McDonald Director: Michael Mayer Cast: Kevin Bacon, John Dossett Opened: 2/7/2002 at the American Airlines Theatre Bea Arthur on Broadway, Just Between Friends…Coen Brothers
(Encyclopedia) Coen Brothers, American filmmakers Joel Coen, 1955–, and Ethan Coen, 1958–, both b. St. Louis Park, Minn. Joel studied at New York Univ. Film School (B.A., 1978), Ethan at Princeton (B…MacMillan, Donald Baxter
(Encyclopedia) MacMillan, Donald Baxter, 1874–1970, American arctic explorer, b. Provincetown, Mass., grad. Bowdoin College, 1898, and studied at Harvard. After a decade of teaching, he went on the…Ponzi, Charles
(Encyclopedia) Ponzi, Charles or Carlo, 1882–1949), Italian-American swindler. He came to the United States from his native Italy in 1903, then went in 1907 to Canada, where he was convicted of check…1948 Women's Olympic Swimming Medalists
Event Time 100m Free Greta Andersen, DEN 1:06.3 Ann Curtis, USA 1:06.5 Marie-Louise Vaessen, NED 1:07.6 400m Free Ann Curtis, USA 5:…Trending
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