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Sinyavsky, Andrey Donatovich

(Encyclopedia) Sinyavsky, Andrey DonatovichSinyavsky, Andrey Donatovichŭndrāˈ dōnätˈəvyĭchˌ sĭnyäfˈskē [key], 1925–97, Russian novelist and essayist. Starting in the 1960s, Sinyavsky, a protege of…

Odinga, Oginga

(Encyclopedia) Odinga, OgingaOdinga, Ogingaōgĭnˈgä ōdĭnˈgä [key], 1911–94, Kenyan political leader. A Luo, he was active in the Kenyan independence movement and later became (1960) vice president of…

Stockard Channing

Stockard Channing(Susan Stockard)actressBorn: 2/13/1944Birthplace: New York City An award-winning stage actress, she has appeared mostly in supporting roles on film. Her movies credits…

Stockard Channing Biography

Stockard Channing(Susan Stockard)actressBorn: 2/13/1944Birthplace: New York City An award-winning stage actress, she has appeared mostly in supporting roles on film. Her movies credits…

Summer Sports, 1996-1997: Cross-country

IAAF World Championships at Turin, Italy (Mar. 23)MEN 7.65 miles1. Paul Tergat, KEN 35:11 2. Salah Hissou, MOR 35:13 3. Tom Nyariki, KEN 35:20 Best USA— Scott Larson, 51st 37:14WOMEN 4.1…

Moscow, grand duchy of

(Encyclopedia) Moscow or Muscovy, grand duchy of, state existing in W central Russia from the late 14th to mid-16th cent., with the city of Moscow as its nucleus. Its formation and eventual…

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…

Thomas Holliday HICKS, Congress, MD (1798-1865)

Senate Years of Service: 1862-1863; 1863-1865 Party: Unionist; Unconditional Unionist HICKS Thomas Holliday , a Senator from Maryland; born near East New Market, Dorchester County, Md., September…

Elizabeth HOLTZMAN, Congress, NY (1941)

HOLTZMAN Elizabeth , a Representative from New York; born in Brooklyn, N.Y., August 11, 1941; graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School, Brooklyn, N.Y., 1958; B.A., Radcliffe College, 1962; J.D…

2001-02 IAAF Cross Country Winners

IAAF World Championships The 30th IAAF World Cross Country Championships held in Dublin, Ireland (March 23-24). MEN 12 km 1. Kenenisa Bekele, Ethiopia 34:52 (7.46 mi) 2. John Yuda,…