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1985 Academy Awards
The 1985 Academy Awards were presented March 24, 1986 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles.Best PictureThe Color Purple, Steven Spielberg, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and…Newcastle, town, Canada
(Encyclopedia) Newcastle, town (1991 pop. 5,711), E central N.B., Canada, on the Miramichi River. Located in a lumbering region, it has sawmills and a large pulp mill. Newcastle was the birthplace of…Black Mountains
(Encyclopedia) Black Mountains: see Appalachian Mountains; Mitchell, Mount.Lao Tzu
(Encyclopedia) Lao TzuLao Tzulou dzə [key], fl. 6th cent. b.c., Chinese philosopher, reputedly the founder of Taoism. It is uncertain that Lao Tzu [Ch.,=old person or old philosopher] is historical.…Moore, George
(Encyclopedia) Moore, George, 1852–1933, English author, b. Ireland. As a young man he lived in Paris, studying at various art schools. Inspired by Zola, Flaubert, Turgenev, and the 19th-century…Maria Mitchell Biography
Maria Mitchell astronomerBorn: 1818 Maria Mitchell, the nation's first professional woman astronomer, grew up on the Massachusetts whaling island of Nantucket, where ships steered by movement…Joni Mitchell Biography
Joni Mitchell(Roberta Joan Anderson)folk singer, guitaristBorn: 11/7/1943Birthplace: Alberta, Canada Grammy Award-winning folk singer and guitarist known for her cutting, powerful lyrics and…Andrea Mitchell Biography
Andrea MitchellTV news correspondent After growing up in New York City, Mitchell earned a BA in English literature from the University of Pennsylvania. In 1967 Mitchell became a reporter for…William “Billy” Mitchell
Considered the father of the United States Air Force, William "Billy" Mitchell was famous for his visionary ideas on military strategy and his impolitic actions that led to a demotion and eventual…Mitchell, Margaret
(Encyclopedia) Mitchell, Margaret, 1900–1949, American novelist, b. Atlanta, Ga. Her one novel, Gone with the Wind (1936; Pulitzer Prize), a romantic, panoramic portrait of the Civil War and…Trending
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