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Hemet

(Encyclopedia) Hemet Hemet hĕmˈĭt [key], city (2020 pop. 89,833), Riverside co., S Calif., in the San…

Jackson, Helen (Fiske) Hunt

(Encyclopedia) Jackson, Helen (Fiske) Hunt, 1830–85, American writer whose pseudonym was H. H., b. Amherst, Mass. She was a lifelong friend of Emily Dickinson. In 1863, encouraged by T. W. Higginson…

Cleary, Beverly

(Encyclopedia) Cleary, Beverly, 1916–2021, American children's books author, b. McMinnville, Ore. as Beverly Atlee Bunn, Univ. of California, Berkeley…

Beverly Cleary's Newbery Medal

The Question: Has Beverly Cleary ever won a Newbery Award? The Answer: Yes. In 1991, Cleary's Dear Mr. Henshaw won the Newbery Medal for Best Book. In addition,…

Beverly Cleary

Name at birth: Beverly Atlee BunnBeverly Cleary was the beloved author of children's books starring the rambunctious kids Beezus, Ramona, and Henry Huggins. Beverly Cleary grew up in the towns of…

Great Novels by Native American Authors

Popular novels about Native life and heritage by Native authors Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Related Links American Indian Heritage Month American Indian Quotes Notable…

1996 Olympics Women's Kayak Medalists

Kayak Sprint 500m Singles: 1. Rita Koban, HUN (1:47.65); 2. Caroline Brunet, CAN (1:47.89); 3. Josefa Idem, ITA (1:48.73). Kayak Sprint 500m Doubles: 1. Agneta Andersson & Susanne Gunnarsson,…

Best Pal 1998 Deaths

Best PalAge: 10 thoroughbred horse seventh in career earnings at the time of his death; won 18 of 47 starts and earned $5,668,245; finished second in the 1991 Kentucky Derby and won six…

Budd Boetticher 2001 Deaths

Budd BoetticherAge: 85 director who helmed several low-budget but highly regarded Westerns in the 1950s and '60s. Randolph Scott starred in seven of Boetticher's films, including Comanche…

Lucille ROYBAL-ALLARD, Congress, CA (1941)

ROYBAL-ALLARD Lucille , a Representative from California; born in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles County, Calif., June 12, 1941; graduated from Ramona Convent Secondary School, Alhambra, Calif., 1959;…