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Alicia Keys Biography

Alicia Keyssinger, songwriterBorn: 1981Birthplace: New York City The classically trained singer and pianist burst onto the music scene in 2001 with the release of her debut album, Songs in A…

Katarina Witt

Near-flawless technique and charismatic style by Mike Morrison Related Links 2014 Winter Olympics Figure Skating Through the YearsEncyclopedia: Figure SkatingMemorable Moments Sonja HenieDorthy…

Urban Legend

Director:Jamie BlanksWriter:Silvio HortaTriStar; R; 99 minutesRelease:10/98Cast:Jared Leto, Alicia Witt, Rebecca Gayheart, Joshua Jackson, Natasha Gregson Wagner, Loretta Devine, Tara Reid,…

Stikine Mountains

(Encyclopedia) Stikine Mountains, range of the Rocky Mts., NW British Columbia, Canada, extending c.250 mi (400 km) northwest-southeast and rising to 8,200 ft (2,500 m) in Mt. Witt. The Stikine,…

Brewer's: Whetstone of Witte

(The) (1556), by Robert Recorde, a treatise on algebra. The old name for algebra was the “Cossic Art,” and Cos Ingenii rendered into English is…

Katarina Witt Biography

Katarina WittBorn: Dec. 3, 1965East German figure skater 4-time world champion (1984-85,87-88); won consecutive Olympic gold medals (1984,88). See also: Memorable Moments: Katarina Witt.Dave…

Tromp, Maarten Harpertszoon

(Encyclopedia) Tromp, Maarten HarpertszoonTromp, Maarten Harpertszoonmärˈtən härˈpərtsōn [key]Tromp, Maarten Harpertszoon trômp [key], 1597–1653, Dutch admiral. A sailor from childhood, he joined the…

Citizen Ruth

Director: Alexander Payne Writers: Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor Director of Photography: James Glennon Editor: Kevin Tent Music: Rolfe Kent Production Designer: Jane…

Clinton, De Witt

(Encyclopedia) Clinton, De WittClinton, De Wittdə wĭtˈ [key], 1769–1828, American statesman, b. New Windsor, N.Y.; son of James Clinton. He was admitted (1790) to the New York bar but soon became…

Burton, Ernest De Witt

(Encyclopedia) Burton, Ernest De Witt, 1856–1925, American biblical scholar, b. Granville, Ohio. From 1882 to 1923 he served as professor of New Testament literature and interpretation at the Univ.…