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Ken Burns

Ken Burns is the wonder boy of modern documentary filmmaking, known for his PBS specials on all-American themes like the U.S. Civil War, baseball and jazz. His 1990 mini-series for public television…

Major Droughts

1930sMany states: longest drought of 20th century. Peak periods were 1930, 1934, 1936, 1939, and 1940. During 1934, dry regions stretched solidly from N.Y. and Pa. across the Great Plains to…

2006 National Book Awards

The 57th Annual National Book Awards were presented November 15, 2006, in New York City. Fiction: The Echo Maker, Richard Powers…