For the first time in Major League Baseball history 30 franchises have migrated south to Florida and Arizona to participate in spring training. That's because two new teams, the Tampa Bay…
Source: National Education Association (NEA). Web: www.nea.org/readacross/resources/catalist.html . This list was compiled from an online survey by the NEA in 2007. See also Kids' Top 100 Favorite…
On June 19th, 1865, Major General Gordon Granger led a band of troops to Galveston, Texas, to proclaim slavery abolished. It had been two months since the surrender of Robert E. Lee and the…
Oscars–Filmographies Best Director Best Actor Best Actress Best Suppporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Adapted Screenplay Best Original Screenplay Best Original Music or Comedy…
WorldIraqi Casualties Have Risen Sharply (Sept. 1): Pentagon report finds that since the new Iraqi government was established in May, civilian and security forces casualties have increased by 51%.…
Al PacinoGeraldine PageJimmy Page Elaine Hiesey PagelsNam June Paik Alan J. PakulaJack Palance Robert PalmerChazz Palminteri Gwyneth PaltrowIrene PapasBonnie ParkerCharlie “Bird” ParkerMary-Louise…
Record of the Year“The Days of Wine and Roses,” Henry ManciniAlbum of the YearThe Barbra Streisand Album, Barbra Streisand (Columbia)Song of the Year“The Days of Wine and Roses,” Henry Mancini and…
Record of the Year“Mrs. Robinson,” Simon and GarfunkelAlbum of the YearBy the Time I Get to Phoenix, Glen Campbell (Capitol)Song of the Year“Little Green Apples,” Bobby Russell, songwriterBest New…
World War II MoviesFrom "Schindler's List" to the summer blockbuster "Pearl Harbor"
by Beth Rowen Das Boot (1981)
Source: Internet Movie Database Perhaps the best--and most…
