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Girlfriends

UPNMonday 9:30–10:00 p.m. Cast:Tracee Ellis Ross, Golden Brooks, Jill Jones, Persia White Television producers have the habit of imitating a winning concept, rather than trying for…

Harriet Tubman

Name at birth: Araminta RossHarriet Tubman helped hundreds of American slaves escape along the secret route to freedom known as the Underground Railroad in the years before the Civil War. Her success…

1997-98 Season: Reserves

48th NFL Pro Bowl Game and 28th AFC-NFC contest (NFC leads series, 15-13). Date: Feb. 1 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu. Attendance— 49,995. Coaches: Bill Cowher, Pittsburgh (AFC) and Steve…

NFC Reserves

47th NFL Pro Bowl Game and 27th AFC-NFC contest (NFC leads series, 15-12). Date: Feb. 2 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu. Attendance— 50,031. Coaches: Tom Coughlin, Jacksonville (AFC) and Dom Capers,…

Publishing Timeline

Here are key moments in the history and evolution of publishing. 808 The world's oldest known printed book, The…

1998–99 NFL Season: Reserves

49th NFL Pro Bowl Game and 29th AFC-NFC contest (NFC leads series, 15-14). Date: Feb. 7 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu. Coaches: Bill Belichick, NYJ, replacing Bill Parcells (AFC) and Dennis Green,…

Mamet, David

(Encyclopedia) Mamet, DavidMamet, Davidmămĕtˈ [key], 1947–, American playwright and film director, b. Chicago. He taught drama (and produced some of his early plays) at Goddard College. His work,…

Burns, Robert

(Encyclopedia) Burns, Robert, 1759–96, Scottish poet. Burns's art is at its best in songs such as “Flow Gently, Sweet Afton,” “My Heart's in the Highlands,” and “John Anderson My Jo.” Two…

Franklin Chang-Dìaz Biography

Franklin Chang-Dìazastronaut, scientistBorn: April 5, 1950Birthplace: San Jose, Costa Rica Chang-Dìaz moved to the United States when he was in high school, and got a doctorate in applied…