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Danica Patrick, 2005 News

race-car driver, placed fourth at May's Indianapolis 500 race, the best-ever performance by a woman. Patrick, 23, was in the lead with 10 laps to go but had to slow down to conserve fuel.…

Saxo Grammaticus

(Encyclopedia) Saxo GrammaticusSaxo Grammaticussăkˈsō grəmătˈĭkəs [key], c.1150–c.1220, the first important Danish historian. He was in the service of Absalon, archbishop of Lund, at whose suggestion…

Biographies: Selected Auto Racers

Selected Auto Racers Dale Earnhardt See also People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Auto Racing Summary Timeline of Auto Racing Tragedies Biographies by…

Patrick, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Patrick, Saint, c.385–461, Christian missionary, the Apostle of Ireland, b. Bannavem Taberniae (an unknown place in Britain, possibly near the Severn or in Pembroke). He was one of the…

Croagh Patrick

(Encyclopedia) Croagh PatrickCroagh Patrickkrōˈäpătˈrĭk, krōˈäkh– [key], mountain, 2,510 ft (765 m) high, Co. Mayo, W Republic of Ireland, near Westport Bay. Legend connects it with St. Patrick, and…

2005 People in the News

Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen),Jack Abramoff,Mahmoud Ahmadinejad,Askar Akayev,Samuel Alito,Kofi Annan,Lance Armstrong,Bashar al-Assad,Gloria Arroyo,Buster Baxter,Benedict XVI,Tony Blair,Robert Blake,John…

Timeline: Women in Sports, Part 2

From Mt. Olympus to Cooperstown, N.Y. by Chris Frantz Back: B.C. to the 1950s • 1960s • 1970s • 1980s • 1990s • 2000s 1960 Wilma Rudolph winning at the…

Biographies: 2012 People in the News

2012 People in the News See also 2011 People in the News 2010 People in the News 2009 People in the News 2008 People in the News 2007 People in the News 2006…