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1998 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.Caldecott Medal for Best Picture Book: Rapunzel,…

2000 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.Caldecott Medal for Best Picture Book: Joseph Had a…

Coleridge: Christabel, Notes

The Ancient MarinerKubla KhanChristabel 25,6-7-This couplet ran as follows in the first edition: "Sir Leoline, the Baron rich, Hath a toothless mastiff bitch." In the editions of…

Ruth Hanna McCORMICK, Congress, IL (1880-1944)

MCCORMICK Ruth Hanna , A Representative from Illinois; born in Cleveland, Ohio, March 27, 1880; attended Hathaway Brown School in Cleveland, Dobbs Ferry (N.Y.) School, and Miss Porter's School in…

Brandon Routh

Brandon Routh was a young actor with only a few television credits when he was cast as Superman for the big-budget 2006 feature Superman Returns. Routh grew up in Iowa and attended the University of…

1971 Academy Awards

The 1971 Academy Awards were presented April 10, 1972 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles.Best PictureA Clockwork Orange, Stanley Kubrick, producer (Warner Bros.)Fiddler on the…

Portland, William Bentinck, 1st earl of

(Encyclopedia) Portland, William Bentinck, 1st earl of, 1649–1709, Dutch statesman in England. He was William III's most trusted personal adviser. In 1677 he engaged in negotiating the marriage of…

Billy Burke

Dark-haired Billy Burke was a character actor with a pile of small roles behind him when he landed the part of Officer Charlie Swan in the 2008 movie Twilight. Burke was phaser fodder in a 1994…

2000 Women's Olympic Diving

3m Springboard: 1. Fu Mingxia, CHN (609.42 pts); 2. Guo Jingjing, CHN (597.81); 3. Doerte Lindner, GER (574.35). 10m Platform: 1. Laura Wilkinson, USA (543.75 pts); 2. Li Na, CHN (542.01); 3. Anne…