Senate Years of Service: 1947-1959
Party: Republican WATKINS Arthur Vivian , a Senator from Utah; born in Midway, Wasatch County, Utah, December
18, 1886; attended the public schools, Brigham…
The 1952 Academy Awards were presented March 19, 1953 at the RKO Pantages Theatre, Hollywood, Calif and the NBC International Theatre, New York, N.Y.Best Motion PictureThe Greatest Show on…
(Encyclopedia) Jersey City, city (1990 pop. 228,537), seat of Hudson co., NE N.J., a port on a peninsula formed by the Hudson and Hackensack rivers and Upper New York Bay, opposite lower Manhattan;…
(Encyclopedia) Hastert, Dennis (John Dennis “Denny” Hastert)Hastert, Dennishăsˈtərt [key], 1942–, U.S. congressman, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1999–2007), b. Aurora, Ill. He…
Grand Jury Prize—Dramatic Competition:
Forty Shades of Blue
Grand Jury Prize—Documentary Competition:
Why We Fight
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The 19th Independent Spirit Awards, honoring excellence in independent film, took place on Feb. 28, 2004, on Santa Monica beach.FeatureLost in Translation First FeaturePatty Jenkins,…
(Encyclopedia) closed shop and open shop. The term “closed shop” is used to signify an establishment employing only members of a labor union. The union shop, a closely allied term, indicates a…
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