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Twilight Trivia

Word Wise > All About Books Learn about the symbolism, origin of names, and other interesting tidbits about Twilight Related Links Twilight Page…

Lewis, Wyndham

(Encyclopedia) Lewis, Wyndham (Percy Wyndham Lewis)Lewis, Wyndhamwĭnˈdəm [key], 1886–1957, English author and painter, born on a ship on the Bay of Fundy. With Ezra Pound, he was cofounder and editor…

James WHITE, Congress, TN (1749-1809)

WHITE, James, (father of Edward Douglass White [1795-1847] and grandfather of Edward Douglass White [1845-1921]), a Delegate from North Carolina and from the Territory South of the River Ohio…

The Oscars

More Movies The Apostle Director/Writer: Robert Duvall Director of Photography: Barry Markowitz Editor: Stephen Mack Music: David Mansfield Production Designer: Linda Burton Producer: Rob…

Macaulay, Thomas Babington, 1st Baron

(Encyclopedia) Macaulay, Thomas Babington, 1st Baron, 1800–1859, English historian and author, b. Leicestershire, educated at Cambridge. After the success of his essay on Milton in the Edinburgh…

Aldrin, Buzz

(Encyclopedia) Aldrin, BuzzAldrin, Buzzôlˈdrĭn [key] (Edwin Eugene Aldrin, Jr.), 1930–, American astronaut, b. Montclair, N.J. After graduating from West Point (1951), Aldrin joined the U.S. air…

champagne, sparkling white wine

(Encyclopedia) champagnechampagneshămpānˈ [key], sparkling white wine made from grapes grown in the old French province of Champagne. The best champagne is from that part of the Marne valley whose…

Goldwater, Barry Morris

(Encyclopedia) Goldwater, Barry Morris, 1909–98, U.S. senator (1953–65, 1969–87), b. Phoenix, Ariz. He studied at the Univ. of Arizona, but left in 1929 to enter his family's department-store…

Twilight: Movie Review

The film adaptation remains true to Stephanie Meyer's best-selling novel by Catherine McNiff Related Links Twilight TriviaTwilight QuizTwilight PollTwilight HangmanTwilight Page…

Abraham Bedford VENABLE, Congress, VA (1758-1811)

Senate Years of Service: 1803-1804Party: Democratic RepublicanVENABLE, Abraham Bedford, (uncle of Abraham Watkins Venable), a Representative and a Senator from Virginia; born on ‘State Hillâ…