PIERCE Walter Marcus , A Representative from Oregon; born on a farm near Morris, Grundy County, Ill., May 30, 1861; attended the common schools, Morris (Ill.) Academy, and the University of Michigan…
The Board of the Modern Library, a division of Random House, published its selections in July 1998.
Ulysses, James Joyce (1922)
The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald (1925)
A Portrait of the…
A morris dance, or the boy in the morris dance, called Mad Morion, from the “morion” which he wore on his head. (See Morris Dance.) Maid Marian is a corruption first of the words, and then…
First Place: $50,000 scholarship, Natalia Toro, 14, Fairview High School, Boulder, Colo., for her physics project “Independent Analysis of Evidence for nu_mu <—> nu_tau Oscillations in…
Also see the Caldecott Medal and the Newbery Medal winnners.2002 Coretta Scott King Awards, honoring black authors and illustrators: (author): The Land, Mildred D. Taylor (Penguin Putnam/…
(Encyclopedia) Stein, Gertrude, 1874–1946, American author and patron of the arts, b. Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh), Pa. A celebrated personality, she encouraged, aided, and influenced—through…
First Place: $100,000 scholarship, Viviana Risca, 17, Paul D.Schreiber Senior High School, Port Washington, N.Y., for her computer science project, “DNA-based Steganography,” which studied…
The Drama Desk, a group of 150 theater critics and reporters, announced the awards on May 17, 2004.Outstanding PlayI Am My Own Wife Outstanding MusicalWickedOutstanding Musical…
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