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Visit the libraries and drawing rooms where the Founding Fathers thought and conversed - tour the houses of presidents from Virginia and Massachusetts.

Apart from the spoken word, there are many different methods of greething which have originated across different cultures involving gesture and body language..

The Coen brothers' film O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Universal Pictures, 2000) follows the path of Ulysses Everett McGill, played by George Clooney.

Sir George Beaumont encouraged painters to view his private collection of Old Masters that he gathered after his exposure to the ideals of Joshua Reynolds.

John Quincy Adams, elected President in 1824 as a Democratic-Republican, was a member, during his long political career, of no less than five political parties.

From a Founding Father of the USA to a Victorian Punch Cartoonist, these London Museums are hidden houses of London

One thing Quakers have been known for is their pre-Civil War anti-slavery stance and their work with the Underground Railway.

Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake star in The Blue Dahlia (1946) is a classic film noir based on a story written by detective writer Raymond Chandler.

Filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen show that "stupid is as stupid does", in their greatest dark comedy since "Raising Arizona."

George Washington was elected president unanimously twice. Those were the last two times for such national unity. The elections of 1796 and 1800 were vastly different.

Louisa Adams spent much of her stressful married life as a diplomat's wife in foreign countries. Louisa's return to London was a rare happy period for the Adamses.

A clever and funny comedy about two clueless gym employees trying to blackmail an ex CIA analyst.

A pocket walking guide leads Beatles fans in the footsteps of John, Paul, George and Ringo, including Abbey Road, Apple in Savile Row, and to McCartney's London home.

Their destination was the fishing colony at Richmond Island, Maine, but John Libby and others stayed to found both villages and families in the mainland wilderness.

Following are names of the colonists who reached Virginia in 1607 aboard the Susan Constant, Godspeed and Discovery. Occupations are given for these Jamestown founders.

The Virginia Company dispatched 144 men and boys on three ships which left England in December of 1606 and arrived in Virginia in May of 1607.

Learned and thoughtful, John Adams was as much a political philosopher as he was a politician and the second President of the United States.

The wives of the first three U.S. presidents made many unique contributions to the country's early history.

Here, by settlement date and county location, is a list of qualifying ancestors of current members of The Order of the First Families of Maryland.

The Force was strong at the Air Canada Centre on November 26, 2009 as Star Wars in Concert played its Toronto engagement.

The REA was created to bring electrical power to rural communities through low-interest loans to co-operatives it helped organize.

Born to a Dutch farmer and tavern-keeper in 1782, President Martin Van Buren's fastidious appearance belied his humble origins in Kinderhook, New York.

Warner Bros. brings out the official website for its upcoming animated film Happy Feet.

The Manchurian Candidate is a Cold War thriller and intense political satire with sinister plot twists starring Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey and Angela Lansbury.

Dog shows, benefits, brunches, symposiums, art shows, and awards are scheduled in celebration of Westminster Week in New York City.

Mexican journalist Jorge Ramos talks about how he went from struggling news reporter in Mexico City to Univision anchor and one of the most influential Latinos in the US.

Bridget Bishop, Elizabeth Proctor, Rebecca Nurse, and others are convicted of witchcraft in Salem and hung on Gallows Hill.

Windsor, Connecticut's first English settlement, was founded by settlers from Plymouth and Dorchester, Massachusetts, invited by Indians to mediate between tribes.

Situated on the wooded southern slopes of Gateshead's Derwent Valley is one of the finest examples of Georgian architecture and landscape gardening in North-East England.

The only beauty you're likely to find in midnight movies lies in the emotional truths behind these twisted presentations of the monstrous and perverse.

In the spring of 1939, with the publication of Action Comics #1, the publishing industry saw the comic book become a financially viable medium. Thanks to Superman.

In George Magazine John F. Kennedy Jr. audaciously deconstructed politics by placing them in the context of popular culture.

During the Civil War, the Union Army suffered crushing defeats under the command of seven different generals. The eighth and final general led the Union to victory.

With the best of intentions, people frequently challenge and ban books. In 2007, over 420 books were challenged or banned from schools and libraries.

DreamWorks animated movies lead Annie nomination pack with 17 nods. Disney/Pixar's Cars and Flushed Away tied with nine nominations