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Faberge Eggs

Fabergé Eggs The most glorious Easter eggs of all by David Johnson Around 1885, Russian jeweler Peter Carl Fabergé took the decoration of eggs to new heights. He volunteered to create…

2009 Pulitzer Prize Winners

Awards ranging from journalism to fiction to music Related Links Joseph Pulitzer Biography Book, Magazine,…

Children as Authors

Many children have written books that have been published. One of the first we know about is Francis Hawkins. In 1641, when he was 8 years old, he wrote a book of manners for children called Youth…

Blum, René

(Encyclopedia) Blum, RenéBlum, Renérənāˈ [key]Blum, René bl&oobreve;m [key], 1878–1942, French ballet impresario, brother of Socialist leader Léon Blum. He edited (1903–13) the journal Gil Blas…

Rasputin, Grigori Yefimovich

(Encyclopedia) Rasputin, Grigori YefimovichRasputin, Grigori Yefimovichrăspy&oomacr;ˈtĭn, Rus. grĭgôˈrē yĭfēˈməvĭch rəsp&oomacr;ˈtyĭn [key], 1869–1916, Russian holy man and courtier, a…

2006 Olympics: Alpine Skiing, Women's

Downhill     Time 1Michaela Dorfmeister, AUT 1:56.492Martina Schild, SUI 1:56.863Anja Paerson, SWE 1:57.13 Slalom     Time 1Anja Paerson, SWE 1:29.042Nicole Hosp, AUT 1:29.…