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Katharine Graham
Katharine Graham headed the Washington Post from 1963 until 1993 and was one of the era's most prominent American women. Graham's father, the financier Eugene Meyer, bought the Post in 1933 and later…Mad Max
The fictional hero Mad Max first appeared in the low-budget 1979 movie Mad Max, directed by George Miller and starring Mel Gibson as Max. Max's milieu is a barren Australia of the near future,…William Gibson
William Gibson's 1984 novel Neuromancer took the science fiction world by storm, winning the Hugo, Nebula and Philip K. Dick awards for best novel. The book described a bleak futuristic world where…Biographies: Selected Composers and Performers of Popular Music
Selected Composers and Performers of Popular Music Judy Garland See also Notable Women Musicians and Dancers Notable African-American Musicians Notable African-American…Daskam, Josephine Dodge (Mrs. Selden Bacon)
Daskam, Josephine Dodge (Mrs. Selden Bacon)[1876-1961](1)Born at Stamford, Connecticut, February 17, 1876. Graduated at Smith College in 1898. She is chiefly known as a novelist and writer…2011 Caldecott Medal and Honor Books
The Caldecott Medal is awarded annually by the American Library Association for the most distinguished American picture book for children…Pope Gregory XIII
Name at birth: Ugo BuoncompagniGregory XIII was the 16th century Catholic pope who changed the European calendar to what it is today. A legal scholar from Bologna, he settled in Rome in 1539 and…Titian
Tiziano Vecellio -- Titian -- was a sixteenth century Renaissance oil painter from Venice and one of the most influential artists in the history of western art. Although his early years are…The Fugitive
CBS Friday 8:00–9:00 p.m. Cast: Tim Daly, Mykelti Williamson It's been done twice before, first in the 1960s television series and again in the 1993 feature film. So is there…Lodge, George Cabot
Lodge, George Cabot[1873-1909](2)Born at Boston, October 12, 1873. Educated at Harvard University and the University of Paris. He did his first work in poetry at Harvard in the stimulating…Trending
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