A Great Day in Harlem, an extraordinary documentary, illuminates the moment when dozens of America's most famous jazz musicians, including Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, and Charles Mingus, gathered in New York City for a legendary group photograph. The film enthralls music lovers as it capture...
Ansel Adams: The Incisive Art— Free— Explores the work of one of America’s most famous photographers, Ansel Adams as he goes beneath the surface to record nature and the quality of humanity. (1962) Arduino: The Documentary— Free— ...
Stone to talk about the role of elderly people in our society. Welcome to our show, Prof. Stone. M: To begin with, I'd like to tell a story from my own life. Several years ago, when my grandparents were well into their 80s, they were no longer able to care for themselves very w...
Lethal Weapon(1987) and Die Hard (1988) defined the action flick, and both spawned hit sequels. Sylvester Stallone's Rambo flexed America's muscles and represented the nation's renewed patriotic fervor inFirst Blood (1982), Rambo: First Blood, Part II (1985) and Rambo III (1988)....
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. great′ lau′rel n. a tall rhododendron,Rhododendronmaximum,of E North America, wit...
The film had a lot else going for it; a motivated Capra, a great script that would play well with small town America, and a good ensemble of supporting talent. The story concerns a spoiled young heiress (Colbert) trying to escape the control of her father (nicely played by Walter Connell...
The 2024 Great Race starts in Kentucky and will race through the Hudson Valley in June. TheGreat Raceis one of America's best cross-country long-distance car rallies showcasing some of the coolest automobiles you will ever see! The race, which started back in the 80s offers car enthusiasts...
The first season was unremarkable with just tired cop-show cliche plots (though apparently the early episodes had actual nude scenes -- not involving the regulars -- shot for German television but not shown in North America). It was made for CBS' Crimetime After Primetime, but when CBS ...
Benjamin Franklin helped Thomas Jefferson write the Declaration of Independence, and in 1776, at the age of 70, he was the oldest person to sign the document. At age 81, Franklin signed the Constitution of the United States of America. Dig Deeper 19 Unusual Facts About Benjamin Franklin, A...
In the sense of "excellent, wonderful" great is attested from 1848. Great White Way "Broadway in New York City" is from 1901, in reference to brilliant street illumination. The Great Lakes of North America so called by 1726, perhaps 1690s. Great Spirit "high deity of the North American ...