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History of the Egyptian Calendar

The Egyptian year coincided with the solar year only once every 1,460 years   Related Links History of the Calendar History of the Lunar Calendar History of the Roman (Julian)…

Leading Medal Winners

(*) indicates at least one medal earned as preliminary member of eventual medal-winning relay team. USA medalists in bold type.MenNo SportG-S-B6Alexei Nemov, RUSGymnastics2-1-35Ian Thorpe,…

Hip-Hop's Radical Roots, Part 2

Artists like Brooklyn's Mos Def and Talib Kwali are keeping hip-hop's community consciousness vital.Pioneering DJs such as Bambaataa, Flash, DXT, Herc, and others commenced a nonstop quest for…

26th Annual American Music Awards

POP/ROCKFavorite Male ArtistEric ClaptonFavorite Female ArtistCeline DionFavorite Band, Duo or GroupAerosmithFavorite AlbumBig Willie Style, Will SmithFavorite New Artist'N SyncSOUL/RHYTHM…

Entertainment News from November 2001

2Pixar's Monster's, Inc. opens to rave reviews and a blockbuster box office, taking in a record $63.5 million in its first weekend of release. 4After two postponements in the wake of the Sept. 11…

Leap Year 101

Why and when we have leap years Rules for Determining a Leap Year 1. Most years that can be divided evenly by 4 are leap years. (For example, 2016 divided by 4 = 504: Leap year!) 2. Exception:…

Rookie of the Year

Pop's Tots Do Battle, Napster Courts the Big Guys By Kevin O'Hare WHETHER SPINNING the dials or scanning the charts, it sometimes seemed like the entire world of music had been whittled down to…

2001 Billboard Music Awards

Artist of the YearDestiny's ChildFemale Artist of the YearAlicia KeysMale Artist of the YearShaggyCatalog Artist of the YearCreedDuo/Group of the YearDestiny's Child New Male Artist of the…

Weather: What Makes the Weather Go 'Round

What Makes the Weather Go 'RoundWeatherGoing in CirclesFeeling the PressureHigh Points and LowWhat Makes the Weather Go 'RoundWhat's in a Name?Scales of Motion While high and low pressure areas are…