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…
Here are the best-selling children's books of all time (through the end of 2000), with author and year of initial publication, compiled by Publishers Weekly. OP means the book is no longer in print.…
(Encyclopedia) Tallapoosa, river, 268 mi (431 km) long, rising in NW Ga. and flowing SW through E Ala.; joins the Coosa River near Montgomery, Ala., to form the Alabama River. Martin, Thurlow, and…
Record of the Year“Bridge Over Troubled Water,” Simon and GarfunkelAlbum of the YearBridge Over Troubled Water, Simon and Garfunkel (Columbia)Song of the Year“Bridge Over Troubled Water,” Paul…
(Encyclopedia) Palmer, George Herbert, 1842–1933, American educator, philosopher, and author, b. Boston, grad. Harvard, 1864, Andover Theological Seminary, 1870, studied (1867–69) in Europe. He…
In 2016, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences failed for a second consecutive year to nominate any African-American actors in the major acting categories, prompting director…
WILLARD, Charles Wesley, a Representative from Vermont; born in Lyndon, Caledonia County, Vt., June 18, 1827; was graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., in 1851; studied law; was…
MAGNUSON, Donald Hammer, a Representative from Washington; born on a farm near Freeman, Spokane County, Wash., March 7, 1911; attended the public schools and Spokane University, 1926-1928; was…
OLSON, Alec Gehard, a Representative from Minnesota; born in Mamre Township, Kandiyohi County, Minn., September 11, 1930; attended the public schools and graduated from Willmar High School in…
