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The 1998 Emmy Awards

50th Emmy Awards: Miniseries Nomineesprev | outstanding miniseries | directing | lead roles | supporting roles | nextOutstanding MiniseriesMore Tales of the City (Showtime)From the Earth to the…

Malinowski, Bronislaw

(Encyclopedia) Malinowski, BronislawMalinowski, Bronislawbrŏnēˈslŏf mălĭnŏfˈskē [key], 1884–1942, English anthropologist, b. Poland, Ph.D. Univ. of Kraków, 1908. Working in the field of cultural…

Hale Observatories

(Encyclopedia) Hale Observatories: see Mount Wilson Observatory; Palomar Mountain.

Chester Alan Arthur

Born: 10/5/1829Birthplace: Fairfield, Vt. Chester Alan Arthur was born at Fairfield, Vt., on Oct. 5, 1829. A graduate of Union College, he became a successful New York lawyer. In 1859, he married…

Sierra Madre, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Sierra MadreSierra Madresēĕrˈə mäˈdrā [key], residential city (1990 pop. 10,762), Los Angeles co., S Calif., at the foot of Mt. Wilson; inc. 1907. There is some light manufacturing.

Benn, Anthony Wedgwood

(Encyclopedia) Benn, Anthony Wedgwood (Tony Benn), 1925–2014, British politician, b. London, grad. New College, Oxford. After working for the British Broadcasting Corporation (1949–50), he was…

John BROWN, Congress, PA (1772-1845)

BROWN, John, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Kishacoquillas Valley, near Lewistown, Mifflin County, Pa., August 12, 1772; attended the common schools; moved to Lewistown, Pa., in…

BROWN, John, Congress, PA (1772-1845)

BROWN, John, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Kishacoquillas Valley, near Lewistown, Mifflin County, Pa., August 12, 1772; attended the common schools; moved to Lewistown, Pa., in 1800…