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• Dianne Wiest Dianne Wiest, American actress who gained respect for her ability to convey vulnerability, her versatility, and her understated comic talents. Wiest studied ballet as a child...
• Eva Marie Saint Eva Marie Saint, American film and television actress known for bringing emotional depth and complexity to her roles, in which she generally played women who appear fragile...
• Chris Cooper Chris Cooper, American character actor who, because of his rugged visage and calm yet tough demeanour, was frequently cast in outdoorsman or military roles. Cooper’s first...
• Verghese Kurien Verghese Kurien, Indian engineer and entrepreneur who was regarded as the architect of India’s “white revolution,” which transformed the country from an importer of dairy...
• Mary Fields Mary Fields, American pioneer who was the first African American woman to become a U.S. postal service star (contract) route mail carrier. Fields was born into slavery....
• Women's March Women’s March, demonstrations held throughout the world on January 21, 2017, to support gender equality, civil rights, and other issues that were expected to face challenges...
• Fair trade Fair trade, global movement to improve the lives of farmers and workers in developing countries by ensuring that they have access to export markets and are paid a fair price...
• Cannon v. University of Chicago Cannon v. University of Chicago, legal case in which the U.S. Supreme Court held (6–3) on May 14, 1979, that Section 901 of the Education Amendments of 1972, more commonly...
• DeFunis v. Odegaard DeFunis v. Odegaard, legal case in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled (5–4) in a per curiam (unsigned) opinion on April 23, 1974, that a constitutional challenge to the use...
• Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), U.S. legislation (1974) that governs the content of and access to student records in higher education. Also known as the...
• Overload Overload, in political science, proposed concept claiming that liberal democracy has become ungovernable. The overload concept became popular in the 1970s, following the...
• Chinese Civil War Chinese Civil War, (1945–49), military struggle for control of China waged between the Nationalists (Kuomintang) under Chiang Kai-shek and the Communists under Mao Zedong....
• The French Connection The French Connection, American crime thriller film, released in 1971, that became known for having one of the most exciting and iconic car chases in cinematic history. The...
• The Last Emperor The Last Emperor, historical epic film, released in 1987, that was directed by Bernardo Bertolucci and told the story of Puyi (Pu Yi in the film), the last emperor of the...
• All About Eve All About Eve, American film, released in 1950, that delighted critics with its acid wit and that starred Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, and George Sanders. The movie received six...
• Extended producer responsibility Extended producer responsibility, a practice and a policy approach in which producers take responsibility for management of the disposal of products they produce once those...
• George Sanders George Sanders, Russian-born British actor who specialized in portraying elegant yet dissolute characters and was most noted for his roles as villains. Sanders spent his...
• Bob Jones University v. United States Bob Jones University v. United States, legal case in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled (8–1) on May 24, 1983, that nonprofit private universities that prescribe and enforce...
• Out of Africa Out of Africa, American-British film, released in 1985, that was based on events in the life of Karen Blixen-Finecke, who wrote under the name Isak Dinesen. It starred Meryl...
• From Here to Eternity From Here to Eternity, American dramatic film, released in 1953, about U.S. soldiers in Hawaii in the months before the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack. It was one of the most...