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Notable Philanthropists

Andrew Carnegie See also Activists and Reformers People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Charitable Contributions by Type of Recipient Organization…

The Lion King

Introduction   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10     Next by Beth Rowen The Lion King (1994) Disney's animated coming-of-age story wowed critics, parents, and children and topped…

The Absent-Minded Professor

Introduction   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10 by Beth Rowen The Absent-Minded Professor (1961) Of all the films British director Robert Stevenson helmed for Disney in…

Louis I, king of Hungary

(Encyclopedia) Louis I or Louis the Great, 1326–82, king of Hungary (1342–82) and of Poland (1370–82). He succeeded his father, Charles I, in Hungary, and his uncle, Casimir III, in Poland. He…

2007 Drama Desk Awards

The Drama Desk, a group of 150 theater critics and reporters, announced the awards on May 20, 2007. Outstanding Play Tom Stoppard, The…

LeBron James

  Born: Dec. 30, 1984Basketball   mega-hyped top overall pick in 2003 NBA Draft (Cleveland) out of St. Vincent-St. Mary high school in Akron, Ohio; 2004 NBA Rookie of the Year.    

Snowflake Bentley

Distributor:Weston Woods An innovative adaptation of the book by Jacqueline Briggs Martin combines iconographic images of Mary Azarian’s Caldecott Award-winning illustrations with live action. This…

Children of Invention

A brain child is an original idea. Here are some kids who had great ideas which they turned into inventions. We call these kids “brain children.” Two inspirational books for girl inventors are…

Figure Control

Corsets In Florence during the Renaissance, Catherine de Medici decreed it bad manners to have a thick waist and designed a hinged corset that narrowed the waist to 13 inches.Corsets and girdles…

Aaron BURR, Congress, NY (1756-1836)

Senate Years of Service: 1791-1795; 1795-1797Party: Anti-Administration; RepublicanBURR, Aaron, (cousin of Theodore Dwight), a Senator from New York and a Vice President of the United States;…