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Portuguese literature

(Encyclopedia) Portuguese literature, writings in Portuguese. The literature of Brazil is considered separately (see Brazilian literature). The modern period in Portuguese letters dates from the…

French Open, 2008

(Paris, France, May 25-June. 8, 2008) Men's singles—Rafael Nadal defeats Roger Federer 6-1, 6-3, 6-0 Women's singles—Ana Ivanovic defeats Dinara Safina 6-4…

Movies and Film: Turnin' to Turin

Turnin' to TurinMovies and FilmItalian Film HistoryTurnin' to TurinRinging the White TelephoneA Few Good FilmsThe Past 20 Years The Shroud of Turin, Jesus Christ's alleged burial cloth, isn't the…

Jujuy

(Encyclopedia) JujuyJujuyh&oomacr;hwēˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 182,663), capital of Jujuy prov., NW Argentina, on the Bermejo River. In the scenic foothill region of the E Andes, it is the center…

Catherine Deneuve

(Catherine Dorléac)actressBorn: 10/22/1943Birthplace: Paris, France She entered into films as a teenager and first gained attention in Jacques Demy's musical The Umbrella's of Cherbourg (1964).…

Hispanic American Scientists

  Ellen Ochoa   Luis Walter Alvarez, Nobel Prize-winning physicist Franklin Chang-Dìaz, astronaut Mario Molina, Nobel Prize-winning chemist Carlos Noriega,…

Notable Explorers

Christopher Columbus See also Columbus and Other Explorers Notable Women Adventurers People in the News Recent Obituaries Related Links Quiz: Explorers Quiz: Women…

Notable Explorers

Notable Explorers Christopher Columbus See also Columbus and Other Explorers Notable Women Adventurers People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Quiz:…

Jeff DENHAM, Congress, CA (1967)

DENHAM, Jeff, a Representative from California; born in Hawthorne, Los Angeles County, California, on July 29, 1967; A.A.,Victor Valley Junior College, Victorville, Calif., 1989; B.A., California…