The Sacco-Vanzetti Case What does the evidence say? A poster by artist Ben Shan in the Library of Congress. On August 23, 1927, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts executed two Italian…
Slaves in his Family by Ben Snowden In Slaves in the Family, journalist Edward Ball explores the shared history of his South Carolina plantation family, and the people they…
Ben AffleckBorn 8/12/72 in Berkeley, California.Golden Globe-winning co-screenwriter and co-star of Good Will Hunting (1997) (with longtime friend Matt Damon). His acting career also includes…
Words of wisdom from a selection of commencement speeches
compiled by Ann-Marie Imbornoni A graduating class of the Fairmount School. (Source/Library of Congress) Related Links…
2008 Academy Awards | Oscar winners and nominees The 2008 Academy Awards were presented on February 22, 2009, at the Kodak Theatre. All of the nominees are listed below; the Oscar…
(Encyclopedia) Cobbett, WilliamCobbett, Williamkŏbˈĭt [key], 1763?–1835, British journalist and reformer. The son of a farm laborer, he ran away from home at 14 and later joined the British army. He…
