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Cambridge, cities, United States

(Encyclopedia) Cambridge. 1 City (2020 pop. 13,096), seat of Dorchester co., E Md., Eastern Shore, a port of entry on the Choptank River at its mouth…

Victoria and Albert Museum

(Encyclopedia) Victoria and Albert Museum, South Kensington, London, opened in 1852 as the Museum of Manufacturers at Marlborough House. It originally contained a nucleus of contemporary objects of…

White, Stanford

(Encyclopedia) White, Stanford, 1853–1906, American architect, b. New York City; son of Richard Grant White. In 1872 he entered the office of Gambrill and Richardson in Boston, at the time when H. H…

Sanger, Margaret Higgins

(Encyclopedia) Sanger, Margaret Higgins, 1879–1966, American leader in the birth control movement, b. Corning, N.Y. Personal experience and work as a public-health nurse, much of it on New York City'…

1931–1940

1931—St. Louis N.L. 4 (Gabby Street); Philadelphia A.L. 3 (Connie Mack). WP—St. Louis: Hallahan (2, 5), Grimes (3, 7); Phila.: Grove (1, 6), Earnshaw (4). LP—St. Louis: Derringer (1, 6), Johnson (4…

Thanksgiving—A Day of Mourning

A Not-So-Traditional Thanksgiving Part 2: Voice of Native Americans by Neil Miller The campaign to make a regional holiday into a national celebration was realized on October 3, 1863…

1970 Grammy Awards

Record of the Year“Bridge Over Troubled Water,” Simon and GarfunkelAlbum of the YearBridge Over Troubled Water, Simon and Garfunkel (Columbia)Song of the Year“Bridge Over Troubled Water,” Paul…

1971 Grammy Awards

Carole KingArchive PhotosRecord of the Year“It's Too Late,” Carole KingAlbum of the YearTapestry, Carole King (Ode)Song of the Year“You've Got a Friend,” Carole King, songwriterBest New Artist of…

1974 Grammy Awards

Record of the Year“I Honestly Love You,” Olivia Newton-JohnAlbum of the YearFulfillingness' First Finale, Stevie Wonder (Tamla/Motown)Song of the Year“The Way We Were,” Marilyn and Alan Bergman and…