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Brewer's: Friday

is the Mahometan Sabbath. It was the day on which Adam was created and our Lord was crucified. The Sabeans consecrate it to Venus or Astarte. (See Frea.) Friday is Frig-daeg = dies…

Vocal Group Hall of Fame

The Vocal Group Hall of Fame was originally organized in 1998. It has a museum and theater in Sharon, Pa. and plans annexes in Las Vegas and Wildwood, N.J.Abba (2002) Alabama (2004) The…

The Spingarn Medal

The Spingarn Medal is awarded annually by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People for outstanding achievement by a Black American. 1915 Ernest E. Just 1916…

1990 Academy Awards

The 1990 Academy Awards were presented March 25, 1991 at the Shrine Civic Auditorium, Los Angeles.Best PictureAwakenings, Walter F. Parkes and Lawrence Lasker, producers (Columbia)Dances…

Biographies: Deaths of 2007

Deaths of 2007 See also 2006 Deaths 2005 Deaths 2004 Deaths 2003 Deaths 2002 Deaths 2001 Deaths 2000 Deaths 1999…

Recipients of Kennedy Center Honors

The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., created its Honors awards in 1978 to recognize the lifetime achievements of selected American…

1982 Radio & Records All-Time Charts

1982 Radio & Records All-Time ChartsAC“Ebony and Ivory” Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder (Columbia)“Hard to Say I'm Sorry” Chicago (Full Moon/Warner Bros.)“Love Will Turn You Around”…