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Squirrel Nut Zippers

popular swing band Formed in 1993 in Efland, North Carolina, Squirrel Nut Zippers has been at the forefront of swing music's return to popularity in the late 1990s. Their albums include The…

Members of Congress: Hawaii, Congress,

Biographies of U.S. representatives and senators from Hawaii Member Name Birth-Death ABERCROMBIE, Neil 1938-  AKAKA, Daniel Kahikina 1924-  BALDWIN, Henry Alexander 1871-1946…

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Bobby Rahal Jack Ramsay Bill Rassmussen Willis Reed Pee Wee Reese Mary Lou Retton Butch Reynolds Manon Rheaume Grantland Rice Jerry Rice Henri Richard…

Safeco Field

Seattle, Wash.Designed in 1999 by NBBJ photo by Carol M. Highsmith The American Institute of Architects and Harris Interactive selected Safeco Field as one of America's Favorite…

Sir Derek Jacobi

actorBorn: 10/22/1938Birthplace: Leytonstone, East London, England Sir Derek Jacobi's myriad stage roles have included Cyrano de Bergerac, Uncle Vanya, Adolf Hitler, Oedipus Rex, and a slew of…

Cowley, Malcolm

(Encyclopedia) Cowley, MalcolmCowley, Malcolmkouˈlē [key], 1898–1989, American critic and poet, b. Belsano, Pa., grad. Harvard, 1920. He lived abroad in the 1920s and knew many writers of the “lost…

Hispanics in Congress

Source: Library of Congress House of Representatives | Senate House of Representatives 1800s | 1900-19501950-1980 | 1980-Present Dates Name Party State/Territory1822-1823…

cinéma vérité

(Encyclopedia) cinéma vérité, a style of filmmaking that attempts to convey candid realism. Often employing lightweight, hand-held cameras and sound equipment, it shows people in everyday situations…

Freilicher, Jane

(Encyclopedia) Freilicher, JaneFreilicher, Janefrīˈlĭkər [key] 1924–2014, American painter, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., as Jane Niederhoffer; studied Hans Hoffmann School (1947), Brooklyn College (B.A. 1947…