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Brewer's: Crow

As the crow flies. The shortest route between two given places. The crow flies straight to its point of destination. Called the bee-line in America. Crow. (See Raven.) I must pluck a…

Sheryl Crow

Sheryl Crow was a backup and studio session singer until her platinum solo album Tuesday Night Music Club (1994) and its breakout single, "All I Wanna Do." She quickly became a regular at the Grammy…

Counting Crows

Hard CandyGeffen After plenty of soul searching and a smart shift back to the sound that helped them first take flight, Counting Crows are flying high again. The band's fourth studio album is…

Sheryl Crow

C'Mon, C'Mon A&M Times may change, but Sheryl Crow is sticking with the tried and true. The singer's disdain for some new trends—especially teen pop—is very obvious on her latest album,…

Russell Crowe

Russell Crowe won an Oscar as best actor for playing the title role in the 2000 film Gladiator. Crowe began acting in his adopted home country of Australia, winning acclaim in films like The…

Koch, Jim

(Encyclopedia) Koch, Jim (C. James Koch)Koch, Jimk&oobreve;k [key], 1949–, American brewery executive, b. Cincinnati. Although he came from a family of brewers, he initially worked for Outward…

Bakker, Jim

(Encyclopedia) Bakker, JimBakker, Jimbāˈkər [key], 1941–, American preacher and television evangelist, b. Muskegon, Mich. Born James Orson, he took the last name of his wife and partner Tamara Faye (…

Important Cities in Black History

    Atlanta to Washington, DC: landmarks in African-American history by David Johnson Chicago, Illinois at night Related Links Black History Features Black History Timeline…

Brown v. Board of Education

On May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously against segregation in schools George C. E. Hayes, Thurgood Marshall, James M. Nabrit (l-r) in front of the Supreme court, after winning…