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2008 Academy Awards

The 2008 Academy Awards will be presented on February 22, 2009, at the Kodak Theatre. Best Picture The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Frost/Nixon Milk…

2001 Grammy Awards

The 44th Annual Grammy Awards were presented at Los Angeles' Staples Center on February 27, 2002.Record:“Walk On,” U2Album:O Brother, Where Art Thou? Soundtrack, Various Artists (Lost Highway…

2003 Grammy Awards

The 46th Annual Grammy Awards were presented at Staples Center in Los Angeles on February 8, 2004.Record:“Clocks,” ColdplayAlbum:Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, OutkastSong:“Dance with My Father,”…

Maryland

Maryland State Facts Entered Union: April 28, 1788 (7th State)Present constitution adopted: 1867 Fun Facts State abbreviation/Postal code: Md./MDNicknames: Free State; Old Line StateOrigin of…

criticism

(Encyclopedia) criticism, the interpretation and evaluation of literature and the arts. It exists in a variety of literary forms: dialogues (Plato, John Dryden), verse (Horace, Alexander Pope),…

Declaration of Independence

(Encyclopedia) Declaration of Independence, full and formal declaration adopted July 4, 1776, by representatives of the Thirteen Colonies in North America announcing the separation of those colonies…

Medieval Latin literature

(Encyclopedia) Medieval Latin literature, literary works written in the Latin language during the Middle Ages. Many literary genres were already being taken over by writing in the vernacular,…

State Department Notes on Georgia

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People and History Political Conditions Economy U.S.-Georgia Relations PEOPLE AND HISTORYPresident -- Mikheil SaakashviliPrime Minister -- Zurab…

Texas

Texas State Facts Entered Union: Dec. 29, 1845 (28th State)Organized as republic: 1836Present constitution adopted: 1876 Fun Facts State abbreviation/Postal code: Tex./TXNickname: The Lone Star…

Virginia

Virginia State Facts Entered Union: June 25, 1788 (10th State)Present constitution adopted: 1970 Fun Facts State abbreviation/Postal code: Va. / VANicknames: The Old Dominion; Mother of…