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2015 Academy Awards

The 2015 Academy Awards will be presented on Feb. 28, 2016, at the Kodak Theatre. All of the nominees are listed below. Best Picture The Big Short…

2006 Academy Awards

The 2006 Academy Awards were presented February 25, 2007, at the Kodak Theatre. Best Picture Babel   The Departed   Letters from Iwo Jima   Little Miss Sunshine…

mountain men

(Encyclopedia) mountain men, fur trappers and traders in the Rocky Mts. during the 1820s and 30s. Their activities opened that region of the United States to general knowledge. Since the days of…

The National Women's Hall of Fame

The National Women's Hall of Fame is the only national membership organization that honors and celebrates the achievements of American women. Founded in 1969 in Seneca Falls, New York,…

2001 Grammy Awards

The 44th Annual Grammy Awards were presented at Los Angeles' Staples Center on February 27, 2002.Record:“Walk On,” U2Album:O Brother, Where Art Thou? Soundtrack, Various Artists (Lost Highway…

U.S. Military Leaders

Douglas MacArthur See also People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Military Personnel Veterans Memorial Day Veterans Day America's Wars: U.S. Casualties and…

Iraq War Timeline, 2007

by Beth Rowen 1920s–1999 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007• 2008 • 2009 Next: 2008 Jan. 4,…

Raleigh, Sir Walter

(Encyclopedia) Raleigh or Ralegh, Sir WalterRaleigh or Ralegh, Sir Walterboth: rŏlˈē, rălˈē [key], 1554?–1618, English soldier, explorer, courtier, and man of letters. Raleigh was made governor…

Restoration, in English history

(Encyclopedia) Restoration, in English history, the reestablishment of the monarchy on the accession (1660) of Charles II after the collapse of the Commonwealth (see under commonwealth) and the…