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2001 Independent Spirit Awards

The 17th Independent Spirit Awards, honoring excellence in independent film, took place on March 23, 2002 on Santa Monica beach.FeatureMementoFirst Feature (More Than $500,000)Todd Field, In…

Brewer's: Pheasant

So called from Phasis, a stream of the Black Sea. “There was formerly at the fort of Poti a preserve of pheasants, which birds derive their European name from the river Phasis (the present…

Major Bouts, 2001–02: Welterweights (147 lbs)

DateWinnerLoserResultTitleSiteJan. 26Vernon ForrestShane MosleyWu 12WBCNew York CityMar. 16Antonio MargaritoAntonio DiazTKO 10—Las VegasMar. 30Richard MayorgaAndrew LewisTKO 5WBAReading, Penn…

Santayana, George

(Encyclopedia) Santayana, GeorgeSantayana, Georgesäntäyäˈnä [key], 1863–1952, American philosopher and poet, b. Madrid, Spain. Santayana's philosophic stance has been given the apparently opposite…

Women's History Month

Ten Women Nobel Prize Winners in Science Women's History Month Nobel Peace Prize Winners Pulitzer Prize Winners in LiteraturePulitzer Prize Winners in JournalismWomen Rulers of the WorldWomen…

Men: College Soccer, 2000-01 Season

The 2000 first team All-America selections of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). Holdovers from the 1999 NSCAA All-America team are in bold type. GOALKEEPER—Chris…

2006 Summer Extreme Games

(Los Angeles, Calif., Aug. 3–6, 2006)Skateboard: Sandro Dias (men's vert), Chris Cole (men's street), Danny Way (big air) Elissa Steamer (women's street), Cara-Beth Burnside (women's vert)…

African Americans in the 114th Congress

A list of the African-Americans currently serving in the 114th Congress. There are 46 black members in the House of Representatives and 2 in the Senate. State House Senate…