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The 41st Annual Grammy Awards were presented at Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium on February 24, 1999.Record:“My Heart Will Go On,” Celine Dion Album:The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Lauryn Hill (…
2011 Academy Awards | Oscar winners and nomineesThe 2011 Academy Awards were presented on February 26, 2012, at the Kodak Theatre. All of the nominees are listed below; the Oscar winners…
(Encyclopedia) environmentalism, movement to protect the quality and continuity of life through conservation of natural resources, prevention of pollution, and control of land use. The philosophical…
(Encyclopedia) Prime Ministers of Great Britain
Prime Minister
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Sir Robert Walpole
1721–42
Earl of Wilmington
1742–43
Henry Pelham
1743–54
Duke of Newcastle
1754–56…
(Encyclopedia) civil rights, rights that a nation's inhabitants enjoy by law. The term is broader than “political rights,” which refer only to rights devolving from the franchise and are held usually…
(Encyclopedia) woodcut and wood engraving, prints made from designs cut in relief on wood, in contrast to copper or steel engraving and etching (which are intaglio). The term woodcutting is loosely…
Dinosaur News Fossil finds from the miniature to the monstrous by Holly Hartman and Borgna Brunner Recent years have been a news bonanza for dinosaur fans. With the discovery of fossils…
On the Issues How Gore and Bush stack up on education, foreign policy, health care, taxes, and social security by Beth Rowen This article was posted in September 2002.WITH ONLY…
Verb Tense: Nothing a Little Prozac Wouldn't CureVerb TensesIntroductionVerb Tense: Nothing a Little Prozac Wouldn't CureAll Tensed Up: Using Verb Tense Correctly Like people, verbs show the…
