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Bergman, Ingmar

(Encyclopedia) Bergman, Ingmar (Ernst Ingmar Bergman)Bergman, Ingmarĕrnst ĭngˈmär bĕrˈyəmän [key], 1918–2007, Swedish film and stage writer, director, and producer. Acclaimed by many as the greatest…

Quotation Marks

Double quotation marks enclose direct quotations: “What was Paris like in the Twenties?” our daughter asked. “Ladies and Gentlemen,” the Chief Usher said, “the President of the United States.”…

2007 Intel Science Talent Search Winners

First Place: $100,000 scholarship, Mary Masterman, 17, Oklahoma City, for developing an accurate spectrograph that identifies the specific characteristics-or "…

Austin BLAIR, Congress, MI (1818-1894)

BLAIR, Austin, a Representative from Michigan; born in Caroline, Tompkins County, N.Y., February 8, 1818; attended the common schools, Cazenovia Seminary, and Hamilton College, Clinton, N.Y.;…

William COCKE, Congress, TN (1748-1828)

Senate Years of Service: 1796-1797; 1799-1805Party: Democratic Republican; Democratic RepublicanCOCKE, William, (father of John Cocke and grandfather of William Michael Cocke), a Senator from…

2006 BAFTA Video Game Awards

by Mark Hughes The 2007 British Academy Video Game Awards were presented on October 23, 2007, at Battersea Evolution in London. 2006 Award Winners TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT Tom Clancy’s Ghost…

William Bart SAXBE, Congress, OH (1916-2010)

Senate Years of Service: 1969-1974Party: RepublicanSAXBE, William Bart, a Senator from Ohio; born in Mechanicsburg, Champaign County, Ohio, June 24, 1916; attended the public schools in…

Benjamin TAPPAN, Congress, OH (1773-1857)

Senate Years of Service: 1839-1845Party: DemocratTAPPAN, Benjamin, a Senator from Ohio; born in Northampton, Mass., May 25, 1773; attended the public schools; apprenticed as printer and…