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Jim Henson

Jim Henson created the lovable Muppets, a troupe of fuzzy, goggle-eyed puppets who starred in TV shows and films beginning in the 1950s. Jim Henson's puppets began appearing on local television in…

IRL Race Locations

January— TRANSWORLD DIVERSIFIED SERVICES INDY 200 at Walt Disney World Speedway, Orlando, Fla. March— PHOENIX 200 at Phoenix (Ari.) International Raceway. May— VISIONAIRE 500 at Lowe's Motor…

William R. Hewlett

William R. HewlettBorn: 1913Birthplace: Ann Arbor, Mich. Variable frequency oscillation generator—Also known as the “audio oscillator,” this was the first practical method of generating high-…

Gordon Cooper

Name at birth: Leroy Gordon Cooper, Jr.Gordon Cooper was one of the original Mercury 7 astronauts, the first Americans chosen for space flight duty by the National Aeronautics and Space…

Snow White

Snow White is a character from "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" (originally "Schneewittchen" or "Schneeweissen"), one of the folk tales collected and published by The Brothers Grimm in the early…

1932–1933 Academy Awards

The 1932–1933 Academy Awards were presented March 16, 1934 at the Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles.Outstanding ProductionCavalcade (Fox)A Farewell to Arms (Paramount)42nd Street (Warner Bros.)I…

1957 Academy Awards

The 1957 Academy Awards were presented March 26, 1958 at the RKO Pantages Theatre, Hollywood, Calif.Best Motion PictureThe Bridge on the River Kwai, Sam Spiegel, producer (Columbia)Peyton…

Margaret C. Meg, Whitman Biography

Margaret C. “Meg,” Whitmanbusiness executiveBorn: 1957Birthplace: New York She grew up in Cold Spring Harbor, Long Island, N.Y. When Whitman entered Princeton University, she planned a…

Fantasia 2000

Walt Disney Pictures; G; 75 minutesRelease:5/00Cast:Steve Martin, Bette Midler, James Earl Jones Fantasia 2000, like it's 60-year-old predecessor, combines well-known classical music…

My Favorite Martian

Director: Donald Petrie Writers: Sherri Stoner and Deanna Oliver Walt Disney; PG; 99 minutes Release: 2/99 Cast: Christopher Lloyd, Jeff Daniels, Elizabeth Hurley, and…