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Maginot Line
(Encyclopedia) Maginot LineMaginot Linemăzhˈĭnō, Fr. mäzhēnōˈ [key], system of fortifications along the eastern frontier of France, extending from the Swiss border to the Belgian. It was named for…Brooks, Albert
(Encyclopedia) Brooks, Albert ,1947-, American comedian, actor, film writer, and director, b. Beverly Hills, Ca., as Albert Lawrence Einstein. Brooks…Layton, Irving
(Encyclopedia) Layton, Irving, 1912–2006, Canadian poet, b. Romania as Israel Lazarovitch. His family emigrated to Montreal when he was an infant. He attended Macdonald College (B.Sc., 1939) and…1996 Men's Olympic Rowing Medalists
Single Sculls: 1. Xeno Mueller, SWI (6:44.85); 2. Derek Porter, CAN (6:47.45); 3. Thomas Lange, GER (6:47.72). Lightweight Double Sculls: 1. Markus Gier & Michael Gier, SWI (6:23.47); 2.…1996 Women's Olympic Rowing Medalists
Single Sculls: 1. Yekaterina Khodotovich, BLR (7:32.21); 2. Silken Laumann, CAN (7:35.15); 3. Trine Hansen, DEN (7:37.20). Lightweight Double Sculls: 1. Constanta Burcica & Camelia Macoviciuc,…Michael Jackson Biography
Michael Jackson pop singer Born: 8/29/1958 Birthplace: Gary, Indiana Died: 6/25/2009 Grammy Award-winning pop…1968 Olympics
Mexico CityTop 10 StandingsLeading Medal WinnersTrack & FieldBoxingGymnasticsSwimmingTeam SportsBoxingCanoeingCyclingEquestrianFencingGymnasticsModern…Brewer's: Kick Up a Row
(To). To create a disturbance. “A pretty kick up” is a great disturbance. The phrase “To kick up the dust” explains the other phrases. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…Brewer's: Town and Gown Row
(A), A collision, often leading to a fight, in the English universities between the students or gownsmen, and non-gownsmen - principally bargees and roughs. (See Philistines.) Source:…Brewer's: Chriss-cross Row
(row to rhyme with low). The alphabet in a horn-book, which had a cross at the beginning and end. Philosophy is all the go, And science quite the fashion; Our grandams learnt the Chriss-…