Saint Brigid Patron of babies, blacksmiths, cows and dairy workers, Ireland, midwives, poets, sailors, scholars, and travelers by Ann-Marie Imbornoni St. Brigid (453?–523?) Also known as…
Here are the nominees for actor in a leading role. At age 77, Bruce Dern is the second oldest best actor nominee, behind 79-year-old Richard Farnsworth. Farnsworth was nominated for the…
Below are the nominees in the directing category. David O. Russell was also nominated in this category last year for Silver Linings Playbook.
Martin Scorsese recevied his 8th directing…
Here are the nominees for actor in a supporting role. Jared Leto, the front-runner for this award, first came into the national spotlight when he played Jordan Catalano on TV's My So-…
Here are the nominees for actress in a supporting role. Last year, Jennifer Lawrence won a Best Actress Oscar for Silver Linings Playbook. This year she's nominated in the Best…
Senate Years of Service: 1850-1855; 1857-1861Party: Democrat; DemocratGWIN, William McKendree, a Representative from Mississippi and a Senator from California; born near Gallatin, Sumner…
Senate Years of Service: 1823-1825; 1825-1829Party: Crawford Republican; JacksonianBRANCH, John, (uncle of Lawrence OâBryan Branch and great-uncle of William Augustus Blount Branch), a…
This Top Ten list was compiled by the Technical Advisory Board of the Blacksmith Institute, an environmental NGO based in New York. The criteria used in ranking the include the size of the affected…
This Top Ten list was compiled by the Technical Advisory Board of the Blacksmith Institute, an environmental NGO based in New York. The criteria used in ranking the include the size of the affected…
