(Encyclopedia) ironwork, ornamental. The shaping of wrought iron, used almost exclusively until the 16th cent., is primarily an art of the blacksmith, who must work with the metal while it is at the…
Source: Library of Congress House of Representatives | Senate House of Representatives 1800s | 1900-1950 1950-1980 | 1980-Present Dates Name Party State/Territory 1822…
(Encyclopedia) Fujimori, AlbertoFujimori, Albertoälbĕrˈtō f&oomacr;ˌjĭmôrˈē [key], 1938–, president of Peru (1990–2000), b. Lima, Peru. The son of Japanese immigrants, he was educated in Peru and…
(Encyclopedia) CastileCastilekăstēlˈ [key], Span. CastillaCastilekästēˈlyä [key], historic region and former kingdom, central and N Spain, traditionally divided into Old Castile and New Castile, and…
The 2006 Academy Awards were presented February 25, 2007, at the Kodak Theatre.
Best Picture Babel The Departed Letters from Iwo Jima Little Miss Sunshine…
(Encyclopedia) modernismomodernismomōᵺārnēˈsmō [key], movement in Spanish literature that had its beginning in Latin America. It was paramount in the last decade of the 19th cent. and the first…
Check out the lists of minorities and women in the 110th Congress, along with which state and political party they represented. The 110th Congress was the meeting of the legislative branch of the…
