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The Coretta Scott King Award

For African-American authors and illustrators whose books promote the contributions to the American dream; given by the American Library Association. A separate award…

Facts About U.S. Money

Source: U.S. Treasury, Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Web: www.bep.treas.gov . If you had 10 billion $1 notes and spent one every second of every day, it would require 317 years for…

2004 Notable Books for Children

These books were chosen by a committee of librarians, educators, and other professionals for the Association for Library Service to Children. Younger Readers…

Hoaxes - Sports

The False, False World of Sports by Gerry Brown and Shmuel Ross The Curious Case of Sidd Finch With their issue of April 1, 1985, Sports Illustrated caused quite a stir in the…

Samuel L. Jackson

actorBorn: 12/21/1948Birthplace: Washington, D.C. Film actor best known for his role as a Bible-thumping hit man in Pulp Fiction (1994). Although he had already appeared in other big hits such as…

The Year in Sports

Top 10 Sports Personalities of the Year 1 Mark McGwire Sure he's a 6'5", 250 pounds, and built like a California redwood. But when McGwire reached that imaginary line he set for himself of 50…

Running

Long-distance In 1966 Robin Gibb Bingay became the first woman ever to run in the famed Boston Marathon when she entered as a man. She…

Project Runway: Season Three

Fashion icons, matching outfits for dogs and their owners, and more were notable challenges in this season by Mark Hughes Project Runway Quizzes…

totalitarianism

(Encyclopedia) totalitarianismtotalitarianismtōtălˌĭtârˈēənĭzəm [key], a modern autocratic government in which the state involves itself in all facets of society, including the daily life of its…