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Wollstonecraft, Mary

(Encyclopedia) Wollstonecraft, MaryWollstonecraft, Maryw&oobreve;lˈstənkräft, –krăft [key], 1759–97, English author and feminist, b. London. She was an early proponent of educational equality…

2003 Golden Globe Awards

The 61st Annual Golden Globe Awards were presented January 25, 2004 at the Beverly Hilton. Here are the movie awards.Best Motion Picture—Drama: Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingBest…

James Edward MURRAY, Congress, MT (1876-1961)

Senate Years of Service: 1934-1961 Party: Democrat MURRAY James Edward , a Senator from Montana; born on a farm near St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada, May 3, 1876; attended the public schools of Canada…

1955 College Football Recap

Final AP Top 20Bowl Games with Top 20 TeamsMajor Conference ChampionsHeisman Trophy VotingOther Major Award WinnersConsensus All-America Team Oklahoma won its second national championship of…

Peter Jackson Biography

Peter JacksondirectorBorn: Oct. 31, 1961Birthplace: Wellington, New Zealand Jackson undertook one of the most daunting tasks in Hollywood history—not just bringing J.R.R. Tolkien's beloved The Lord…

Somme, Battles of the

(Encyclopedia) Somme, Battles of the, two engagements fought during World War I near the Somme River, N France. The first battle (July–Nov., 1916) was an Allied offensive. The British, commanded by…

Allen, Richard

(Encyclopedia) Allen, Richard, 1760–1831, American clergyman, founder of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. He was born a slave in Philadelphia and purchased his freedom. He became pastor of a…

Neopaganism

(Encyclopedia) Neopaganism, polytheistic religious movement, practiced in small groups by partisans of pre-Christian religious traditions such as Egyptian, Greek, Norse, and Celtic. Neopagans fall…

Moody, William Vaughn

(Encyclopedia) Moody, William Vaughn, 1869–1910, American poet and dramatist, b. Spencer, Ind., grad. Harvard, 1893. After writing several verse dramas, Moody achieved wide success with the prose…