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1961 Academy Awards
The 1961 Academy Awards were presented April 9, 1962 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium.Best Motion PictureFanny, Joshua Logan, producer (Warner Bros.)The Guns of Navarone, Carl Foreman,…1951 College Basketball Recap
Final AP Top 20 Major Conference Champions NCAA Tournament (16 teams) NIT Tournament (12 teams) Player of the Year Consensus All-America Fix. Dump. Point shaving. Call…Smyth, John
(Encyclopedia) Smyth or Smith, John, c.1554–1612, English nonconformist clergyman and early believer in adult baptism. Influenced by the Brownists, he separated from the Church of England and became…Langland, William
(Encyclopedia) Langland, William, c.1332–c.1400, putative author of Piers Plowman. He was born probably at Ledbury near the Welsh marshes and may have gone to school at Great Malvern Priory. Although…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Clark, November 1, 1805
Day 980 Day 982 Clark, November 1, 1805 November 1st Friday 1805 A verry Cool morning wind hard from the N. E. The Indians who arrived last evining took their Canoes on ther Sholders and…1979–1980 Obie Awards
PlaywritingLee Breuer, A Prelude to Death in VeniceChristopher Durang, Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for YouRomulus Linney, TennesseeRoland Muldoon, Full Confessions of a SocialistJeff…Ramsay, Sir William
(Encyclopedia) Ramsay, Sir William, 1852–1916, Scottish chemist. He was professor of chemistry at University College, Bristol (1880–87), and at University College, London (1887–1912). In his early…Esalen Institute
(Encyclopedia) Esalen Institute, organization est. 1962 by Michael Murphy and Richard Price that was an important center for the so-called human potential movement of the 1960s and 70s. Located in…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Clark, May 7, 1806
Day 1375 Day 1377 Clark, May 7, 1806 Wednesday May 7th 1806 This morning we collected our horses and Set out early accompanied by the brother of the twisted hair as a guide; Wearkkoomt and…Tompkins, Daniel D.
(Encyclopedia) Tompkins, Daniel D., 1774–1825, American political figure, Vice President of the United States (1817–25), b. Scarsdale, N.Y. A leader of the Jeffersonian group in New York state, he…Trending
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