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1994 CMA Awards

Entertainer of the YearVince GillSingle of the Year“I Swear,” John Michael MontgomeryAlbum of the YearCommon Thread: The Songs of the Eagles, John Anderson, Clint Black, Suzy Bogguss, Brooks &…

Bruce Willis

actorBorn: 3/19/1955Birthplace: Idar-Oberstein, Germany Emmy Award-winning film and television actor who gained fame as David Addison on Moonlighting (1985–89). His films include the Die Hard…

Moon Walks

Twelve astronauts have walked on the moon, the last in 1972. Here are the names of those astronauts listed chronologically by the date of their walk. July 20, 1969—Apollo 11Neil Armstrong Edwin “…

Economic Domino Theory

Dangers of Deflation Defined As we have already seen, the American economy is increasingly global and effects of a downturn in one area of the world can immediately affect the value of…

Pierce Brosnan

actorBorn: 5/16/1953Birthplace: Navan, Meath, Ireland Irish-born actor whose starring role in the American TV detective series Remington Steele (1982–87) made him a popular sex symbol. Brosnan…

realism, in philosophy

(Encyclopedia) realism, in philosophy. 1 In medieval philosophy realism represented a position taken on the problem of universals. There were two schools of realism. Extreme realism, represented by…

Caro, Sir Anthony Alfred

(Encyclopedia) Caro, Sir Anthony Alfred, 1924–2014, British sculptor, one of the most important and influential modernist sculptors of the late 20th cent. Educated as an engineer (grad. Cambridge,…

Rob Lowe

actorBorn: 3/17/1964Birthplace: Charlottesville, Virginia Film actor who was part of the Brat Pack in the early eighties. Appearing in films such as Class (1983) and St. Elmo's Fire (1985) with…

Donner or Donder?

The Question: Is Santa's reindeer named Donner or Donder? The Answer: Yes. Santa's reindeer were first named in "A Visit from St. Nicholas" (better…