directorBorn: Oct. 31, 1961Birthplace: Wellington, New Zealand Jackson undertook one of the most daunting tasks in Hollywood history—not just bringing J.R.R. Tolkien's beloved The Lord of the Rings…
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Each April 23, Turkey celebrates Çocuk Bayrami, or Children’s Day. Turkish leader Mustafa Kemal Atatürk declared the holiday in 1920, as Turkey was becoming an independent nation after the fall of…
cartoon charactersBorn: 1993Birthplace: the mind of Mike Judge Animated duo of adolescent boys who starred in the Beavis and Butt-head, which aired on MTV (1993–97). Created by animator Mike Judge…
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(Encyclopedia) coolie labor, term applied to unskilled laborers from Asia, especially from India and China. With the discontinuance of slavery, the use of Chinese and Indian contract labor in British…
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These books were chosen by a committee of librarians, educators, and other professionals for the Association for Library Service to Children. Younger Readers…
