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200-Meter Hurdles

1900 Alvin Kraenzlein, United States 25.401904 Harry Hillman, United States 24.60110-Meter HurdlesTrack and Field–Men400-Meter Hurdles

Katherine Dunham 2006 Deaths

Katherine DunhamAge: 96 dancer, choreographer, and anthropologist who in the 1930s established the first self-supporting black modern-dance troupe, which performed all over the world,…

Top 10 DVD Sales of 2010

Find the top 10 DVD sales of 2010, including the movie title and distributor. Avatar was the best-selling DVD in 2010.Avatar (20th Century Fox Home Ent) Toy Story 3 (Disney/Buena Vista Home…

The World Series

The World Series The World Series began in 1903 when Pittsburgh of the older National League (founded in 1876) invited Boston of the American League (founded in 1901) to play a best-of-9 game…

Notable Staffed Space Flights

Here is a table of staffed space flights including the names of astronauts, duration of the flights, and launch dates. Designation and country Date Astronauts Flight time Remarks…

Top 10 2008 DVD Sales

Find the top 10 DVD sales in 2008, according to movie name and production company. Iron Man was the top-selling dvd in the United States for 2008. Iron Man (Paramount Home Entertainment) I…

Francis Blackburn POSEY, Congress, IN (1848-1915)

POSEY Francis Blackburn , a Representative from Indiana; born in Petersburg, Pike County, Ind., April 28, 1848; attended the public schools, Blythewood Academy, and Indiana Asbury (now De Pauw)…

Carroll, Lewis

(Encyclopedia) Carroll, Lewis, pseud. of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, 1832–98, English writer, mathematician, and amateur photographer, b. near Daresbury, Cheshire (now in Halton). Educated at Christ…

Vulgate

(Encyclopedia) VulgateVulgatevŭlˈgāt [key] [Lat. Vulgata editio=common edition], most ancient extant version of the whole Christian Bible. Its name derives from a 13th-century reference to it as the…