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1998 Movie Awards

1998 Golden Globe Nominees Here are the nominees in the movie categories for the 1998 Golden Globe Awards. The winners are in bold face. Best Motion Picture — Drama:ElizabethGods and MonstersThe…

Hardy, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Hardy, Thomas, 1840–1928, English novelist and poet, b. near Dorchester, one of the great English writers of the 19th cent. The son of a stonemason, he derived a love of music from his…

Atlantic Hurricane Names

Because hurricanes often occur at the same time, officials assign short, distinctive names to the storms to avoid confusion among weather stations, coastal bases, and ships at sea. Since 1953…

Poetry for Fall

Fall Poetry Wild West Wind, thou breath of Autumn's being . . .—Percy Bysshe Shelley compiled by David Johnson No spring, nor summer beauty hath such graceAs I have seen in one…

Women in Media

  Oprah Winfrey Biographies ofNotable Women Actresses Adventurers Artists Athletes Businesswomen Comediennes Congresswomen Educators and Scholars Fashion Designers and Models…

Poetry for Spring

 Poems in Honor of SpringA selection of verses to cheer the winter-weary soulCompiled by Ann-Marie Imbornoni For winter's rains and ruins are over, And all the season of snows and sins; The days…

Three Hundred Million Americans

The 300 millionth American was born in October 2006 by the U.S. Census Bureau Who was the 300 millionth American? Related Links Year Page: 2006Year Page: 1967Year Page: 1915Life…

Chinese New Year

  Chinese New Year celebration, Brazil, 2016 Source: AP Photo/Andre Penner Related Links Chinese New Year Quiz Chinese Zodiac China | Map The Chinese Calendar Chinese…

Mother's Day Quotations

  Mother's Day Quotations   Need a suggestion for your Mother's Day card?   compiled by Christine Frantz     To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its…