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1 day ago · Beginning in 1919, they were administered by Japan as a League of Nations mandate until the islands were captured by the United States in the Battle of Saipan and Battle of Tinian (June–August 1944) and the surrender of Aguigan (September 1945) during World War II.
1 day ago · The United States is the fourth largest country in the world in area (after Russia, Canada, and China ). The national capital is Washington, which is coextensive with the District of Columbia, the federal capital region created in 1790. United States. The major characteristic of the United States is probably its great variety.
1 day ago · The album was the best-selling album in the United Kingdom in 1965, 1966, and 1968 and the second best-selling of the entire decade, spending a total of 70 weeks at number one on the UK Albums Chart. It also stayed 73 weeks on the Norwegian charts, becoming the seventh best-charting album of all time in that country. [83]
8 hours ago · James Maitland Stewart (May 20, 1908 – July 2, 1997) was an American actor. Known for his distinctive drawl and everyman screen persona, Stewart's film career spanned 80 films from 1935 to 1991. With the strong morality, which he portrayed both on and off the screen, he epitomized the "American ideal" in the mid-twentieth century.
4 days ago · The Academy Award for Best Costume Design is one of the Academy Awards presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) for achievement in film costume design. [1] The award was first given in 1949, for films made in 1948. Initially, separate award categories were established for black-and-white films and color films.
3 days ago · It happened in 1934 and the three nominated movies were ‘Cleopatra’; ‘Imitation of Life’ and, the winner of the Best Picture Award, ‘It Happened One Night’. During her career Claudette appeared in over sixty films, many as leading lady. She is ranked at number 12 in The American Film Institute’s list of Greatest Actresses.
1 day ago · The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States. [3] It superseded the Articles of Confederation, the nation's first constitution, on March 4, 1789. Originally including seven articles, the Constitution delineates the national frame and constrains the powers of the federal government.
