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Earth Day: History & Biographies

History & Biographies Take a look at the history of the environmental movement and read biographies of pioneers in the field. Environmental Milestones Timeline…

Woody Guthrie Biography

Woody Guthrie(Woodrow Wilson Guthrie)folk singer, composer, songwriterBorn: 7/14/1912Birthplace: Okemah, Oklahoma Folk singer, composer and songwriter known for his political songs (…

Christina Rossetti: Songs in a Cornfield

Songs in a CornfieldA song in a cornfield Where corn begins to fall, Where reapers are reaping, Reaping one, reaping all. Sing pretty Lettice, Sing Rachel, sing May; Only Marian cannot…

Annual Awards: College Baseball, 1998 Season

CWS Seeds: 1. Florida (46-16); 2. Miami-FL (50-10); 3. Florida St. (53-18); 4. USC (44-16); 5. LSU (46-17); 6. Arizona St.(38-22); 7. Long Beach St. (41-21); 8. Mississippi St. (41-21).…

Houston, Samuel

(Encyclopedia) Houston, Samuel, 1793–1863, American frontier hero and statesman of Texas, b. near Lexington, Va. In 1836 Houston was elected the first president of the new Republic of Texas. The…

Enemy at the Gates

Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud Writers: Alain Godard and Jean-Jacques Annaud Paramount Pictures R; 133 minutes Release: 3/01 Cast: Jude Law, Joseph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz…

Famous Firsts by LGBT Americans

  Some early accomplishments by LGBT Americans LGBT Firsts: Government1 Local elected lesbian official: Kathy Kozachenko, 1974, Ann Arbor City Council, Mich. Local elected gay official: Harvey…

To Gillian on Her 37<sup >th</sup> Birthday

Director:Michael PressmanWriter:David E. KelleyDirector of Photography:Tim SuhrstedtEditor:William ScharfMusic:James HornerProduction Designer:Linda PearlProducers:Marykay Powell and David E…

Sitka

(Encyclopedia) SitkaSitkasĭtˈkə [key], city (1990 pop. 8,588), Sitka census div., SE Alaska, in the Alexander Archipelago, on Baranof Island; inc. 1971. Fishing, its first industry, remains important…

Tate, Allen

(Encyclopedia) Tate, Allen (John Orley Allen Tate), 1899–1979, American poet and critic, b. Winchester, Ky., grad. Vanderbilt Univ., 1922. He was one of the founders and editors of the Fugitive (1922…