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1991 Academy Awards
The 1991 Academy Awards were presented March 30, 1992 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles.Best PictureBeauty and the Beast, Don Hahn, producer (Buena Vista)Bugsy, Barry Levinson…1994 Academy Awards
The 1994 Academy Awards were presented March 27, 1995 at the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles.Best PictureForrest Gump, Wendy Finerman, Steve Tisch and Steve Starkey, producers (Paramount)Four…125th KENTUCKY DERBY
125th KENTUCKY DERBY Grade I for three-year olds; 8th race at Churchill Downs in Louisville. Date— May 1, 1999; Distance— 11/4 miles; Stakes Purse— $1,000,000 ($700,000 to winner; $170,000…1941 Academy Awards
The 1941 Academy Awards were presented Feb. 26, 1942 at the Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles.Outstanding Motion PictureBlossoms in the Dust (MGM)Citizen Kane (Mercury; RKO Radio)Here Comes Mr.…Bannon, Steve
(Encyclopedia) Bannon, Steve (Stephen Kevin Bannon), 1953–, American political strategist, financier, and media executive, b. Norfolk, Va. After serving as an officer in the U.S. navy (1976–83), he…popular sovereignty
(Encyclopedia) popular sovereignty, in U.S. history, doctrine under which the status of slavery in the territories was to be determined by the settlers themselves. Although the doctrine won wide…Teleki, Count Paul
(Encyclopedia) Teleki, Count PaulTeleki, Count Paultĕˈlĕkĭ [key], 1879–1941, Hungarian premier (1920–21, 1939–41), geographer, and political writer. He studied law, political science, and geography…Leo III, Saint, pope
(Encyclopedia) Leo III, Saint, pope (795–816), a Roman; successor of Adrian I. He was attacked about the face and eyes by members of Adrian's family, who hoped to render him unfit for the papacy. Leo…Esztergom
(Encyclopedia) EsztergomEsztergomĕˈstĕrgôm [key], Ger. Gran, city (1991 est. pop. 29,751), N Hungary, on the Danube River and the border of Slovakia. It is a county administrative center, a river…Antirent War
(Encyclopedia) Antirent War, in U.S. history, tenant uprising in New York state. When Stephen Van Rensselaer, owner of Rensselaerswyck, died in 1839, his heirs attempted to collect unpaid rents.…Trending
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