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oratory

(Encyclopedia) oratory, the art of swaying an audience by eloquent speech. In ancient Greece and Rome oratory was included under the term rhetoric, which meant the art of composing as well as…

Stieglitz, Alfred

(Encyclopedia) Stieglitz, AlfredStieglitz, Alfredstēgˈlĭts [key], 1864–1946, American photographer, editor, and art exhibitor, b. Hoboken, N.J. The first art photographer in the United States,…

Boxing's Longest Match

The Question: I am trying to find the world's longest boxing match (most number of rounds). So far no luck. The Answer: The longest boxing match (with gloves) in…

2009 Winter Extreme Games

(Aspen, Colo., Jan. 22–25, 2009) These are the winners of the men's and women's Winter Extreme Games at Aspen, Colorado in 2009. Snowboard: Nate Holland (men's X…

The Tick

FoxThursday 8:30–9:00 p.m.Cast:Patrick Warburton, Nestor Carbonell, Liz Vassey, David Burke Hands down, the most bizarre and risky show of the season. Warburton stars as the titular blue-…

1960 Women's Olympic Swimming Medalists

Event   Time   100m Free Dawn Fraser, AUS 1:01.2 OR   Chris von Saltza, USA 1:02.8     Natalie Steward, GBR 1:03.1   400m Free Chris von Saltza, USA…

Union Square

NBCThursday 8:30–9:00 p.m.; canceledCast: Constance Marie, Michael Landes, Harriet Sansom Harris, Jim Pirri, Jonathan Slavin, Jeffrey Anderson-Gunter and Christine Burke Hammocked between…

Pat Garrett Biography

Pat Garrett(Patrick Floyd Garrett)lawmanBorn: 6/5/1850Birthplace: Chambers County, Alabama Western law man famous for killing Billy “The Kid”, Pat Garrett left his family's plantation in…

Joseph Wilson ERVIN, Congress, NC (1901-1945)

ERVIN Joseph Wilson , a Representative from North Carolina; born in Morganton, Burke County, N.C., March 3, 1901; attended the public schools; was graduated from the University of North Carolina…

First Love, Last Rites

Director:Jesse PeretzWriter:David RyanRelease:8/98Cast:Natasha Gregson Wagner, Giovanni Ribisi, Robert John Burke and Eli Marienthal First Love, Last Rites has the components of a hit art…