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1934 Academy Awards

The 1934 Academy Awards were presented Feb. 27, 1935 at the Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles.Outstanding ProductionThe Barretts of Wimpole Street (MGM)Cleopatra (Paramount)Flirtation Walk (First…

South Korea Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note South KoreaChogye temple, Seoul, South Korea, May 5, 2006. [© AP Images] PROFILEOFFICIAL NAME:Republic of KoreaGeographyArea: 98,477 sq. km. (38,022 sq. mi…

Chagall, Marc

(Encyclopedia) Chagall, MarcChagall, Marcmärk shəgälˈ [key], 1887–1985, Russian painter. In 1907, Chagall left his native Vitebsk for St. Petersburg, where he studied under L. N. Bakst. In Paris (…

Morgenthau, Robert Morris

(Encyclopedia) Morgenthau, Robert Morris, , 1919-2009, b. New York, N.Y, Amherst College (B.A., 1941); Yale Univ. Law School (J.D., 1948). He was the…

William of Occam

(Encyclopedia) William of Occam or OckhamWilliam of Occam or Ockhamboth: ŏkˈəm [key], c.1285–c.1349, English scholastic philosopher. A Franciscan, Occam studied and taught at Oxford from c.1310 until…

2006 Year in Review

Top events for the nation and the world   Refugees in Menawashi, Darfur. GDVXN221934145 Incendiary Political Remarks, 2006 While addressing the United Nations General Assembly, who referred…

Greene, Graham

(Encyclopedia) Greene, Graham (Henry Graham Greene), 1904–91, English novelist and playwright. Although most of his works combine elements of the detective story, the spy thriller, and the…

Kohl, Helmut

(Encyclopedia) Kohl, Helmut (Helmut Josef Michael Kohl)Kohl, Helmuthĕlˈm&oobreve;tˌ yōˈzĕfˌ mĭkhˈäĕl kōl [key], 1930–2017, German statesman, chancellor of West Germany (1982–1990) and reunified…

syllogism

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Categorical syllogism: Venn diagram syllogism, a mode of argument that forms the core of the body of Western logical thought. Aristotle defined syllogistic logic, and his…

July 2021 Current Events: World News

Top of Page US News | Science & Technology News | Disaster News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the World…