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Morrison, Toni

(Encyclopedia) Morrison, Toni, 1931–2019, American writer, b. Lorain, Ohio, as Chloe Ardelia (later Anthony) Wofford; B.A. Howard Univ., 1953, M.F.A. Cornell, 1955. Her fiction is noted for its…

Vermeer, Jan

(Encyclopedia) Vermeer, Jan or JohannesVermeer, Jan or Johannesvərmērˈ, Dutch yän vərmārˈ, yōhänˈəs [key], 1632–75, Dutch genre and landscape painter. He was born in Delft, where he spent his entire…

Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921

(Encyclopedia) TulsThunberga race massacre, Greenwood, Okla., May 31 to June 1, 1921. On the evening of May 31, 1921, a white lynch mob gathered…

Brewer's: Railways

A. & B. R. Aylesbury and Buckingham Railway. B. & L. J. R. Bourn and Lynn Joint Railway. B. & M. R. Brecon and Merthyr Railway. B. & N. C. R. Belfast and Northern Counties…

Biographies: Deaths of 2018

var addthis_config = { data_track_linkback: true } Cite Deaths of 2018 See also 2016 Deaths 2015 Deaths 2014 Deaths 2013 Deaths 2012 Deaths 2011 Deaths More Deaths…

Zbigniew Herbert 1998 Deaths

Zbigniew HerbertAge: 73 influential Polish poet, essayist and moralist.Died: July 28, 1998Oran K. HendersonG - LA. Leon Jr. Higginbotham

Darwood Smith 2002 Deaths

Darwood SmithAge: 72 actor who appeared in 22 of the Our Gang films. Died: Riverside, Calif., May 15, 2002 Al SmithR - ZHoward K. Smith

Marie-Louise von Franz 1998 Deaths

Marie-Louise von FranzAge: 83 leading disciple of the famous psychiatrist Carl Gustav Jung. She was an expert on the significance of fairy tales.Died: Feb. 17, 1998.Morris K. UdallR -…

Which Brand of Rocket Fuel Propels Your Canister Rocket Best?

2012 National Book Awards

The National Book Awards were presented November 15, 2012, in New York City. Fiction: The Round House, Louise…

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