(Encyclopedia) Safdie, MosheSafdie, Moshemōshāˈ säfˈdē [key], 1938–, Israeli-Canadian architect, b. Haifa. He grew up in Israel, moved to Canada with his family at 15, studied architecture at McGill…
(Encyclopedia) Strathcona and Mount Royal, Donald Alexander Smith, 1st BaronStrathcona and Mount Royal, Donald Alexander Smith, 1st Baronstrăthkōˈnə [key], 1820–1914, Canadian fur trader, financier,…
Related Links Black History Month African-American Quotations African American History Timeline Civil Rights Timeline The March on Washington Biographies…
Record of the Year“Hotel California,” EaglesAlbum of the YearRumours, Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros.)Song of the Year (tie)“Love Theme From A Star Is Born” (Evergreen), Barbra Streisand and Paul…
The media darling of 1976
by Mike Morrison Related Links 2014 Winter Olympics Figure Skating Through the Years Encyclopedia: Figure Skating Memorable Moments…
Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci achieves perfection in 1976
by Mike Morrison Nadia Comaneci performs at the Montreal Olympics in 1976. (Source:AP) Related Links Olympics…
(Encyclopedia) brutalism or new brutalism, architectural style of the late 1950s and 60s that arose in reaction to the lightness, polish, and use of glass and steel that had come to characterize the…