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Negro League Baseball: Gone But Not Forgotten

The Glory Years In 1933, Negro League baseball finally got the financial support it needed to show off its superior brand of baseball... albeit from shady sources. Bar owner Gus Greenlee, known…

Women in Sports: Baseball

Women have been playing baseball since 1866. Vassar College had the first women's baseball team. Lanny Moss was the first woman to manage a…

1998 MTV Video Awards

Though there is plenty of diversity within the categories, many of the same artists appear repeatedly throughout the list of nominees. Sure, you can fault the Grammys for honoring commercial…

2010 Academy Awards

2010 Academy Awards | Oscar winners and nomineesThe 2010 Academy Awards were presented on February 27, 2011, at the Kodak Theatre. All of the nominees are listed below; the Oscar winners…

2012 Academy Awards

The 2012 Academy Awards were presented on February 24, 2013, at the Kodak Theatre. All of the nominees are listed below; the Oscar winners are in bold. Best Picture Amour…

Worst U.S. Man-Made Disasters

In Jan. 2016, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder declared a state of emergency for Genesee County and apologized for the water crisis in Flint. In an interview with the National…

DK Science & Technology: Industry

WHAT ARE PRIMARY INDUSTRIES? WHERE ARE INDUSTRIES LOCATED? WHAT IS A COTTAGE INDUSTRY? RAW MATERIALSFIND OUT MOREIndustry is a general term meaning the businesses and organizations that provide…

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…

Summer Olympics Through the Years: 1988

SeoulTop 10 StandingsLeading Medal WinnersTrack & FieldBoxingGymnasticsSwimmingTennisTeam SportsArcheryCanoeingCyclingEquestrianFencingJudoGymnasticsModern PentathlonRowingShootingSynchronized…

Millay, Edna St. Vincent

(Encyclopedia) Millay, Edna St. VincentMillay, Edna St. Vincentmĭlāˈ [key], 1892–1950, American poet, b. Rockland, Maine, grad. Vassar College, 1917. One of the most popular poets of her era, Millay…