(Encyclopedia) pumpkin, common name for the genus Cucurbita of the family Cucurbitaceae (gourd family), a group that includes the pumpkins and squashes—the names may be used interchangeably and…
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The 47th Annual Grammy Awards were presented at Staples Center in Los Angeles on February 13, 2005.
Record:
“Here We Go Again,” Ray Charles & Norah Jones
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Genius…
The 46th Annual Grammy Awards were presented at Staples Center in Los Angeles on February 8, 2004.
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“Clocks,” Coldplay
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Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, Outkast…
Ed HeadrickAge: 78 toy designer who modified the Pluto Platter, a clunky flying disc, and created the modern, aerodynamic Frisbee. Died: La Selva Beach, Calif., Aug. 12, 2002Bob HayesG -…
Jeane Dixon(Jeane Pinckert)astrologer, psychicBorn: 1/5/1918Birthplace: Medford, Wisconsin A world renowned psychic and advisor to several presidents, she was the author of eight books and a…
Richard HelmsAge: 89 former CIA director (1966–73) and ambassador to Iran (1973–77) who attempted to overthrow Chilean president Salvador Allende and to assassinate Fidel Castro. In 1977 he…
(Encyclopedia) Cowley, MalcolmCowley, Malcolmkouˈlē [key], 1898–1989, American critic and poet, b. Belsano, Pa., grad. Harvard, 1920. He lived abroad in the 1920s and knew many writers of the “lost…
(Encyclopedia) Johnson, Martin Elmer, 1884–1937, American explorer and author, b. Rockford, Ill. He left home at 14 to work his way to Europe on a cattle boat, returning as a stowaway. He then joined…
(Encyclopedia) Just, Ward, 1935–2019, American writer, b. Michigan City, Ind. Just worked for several newspapers and magazines before being hired (1965) by the Washington Post, for which he covered…
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