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Figure Skating–Women
1908 Madge Syers, Britain1920 Magda Julin-Mauroy, Sweden1924 Herma Planck-Szabö, Austria1928 Sonja Henie, Norway1932 Sonja Henie, Norway1936 Sonja Henie, Norway1948 Barbara Ann Scott,…2022 Winter Olympics: Figure Skating
Artistry takes center stage Source: Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press via AP Related Links 2022 Winter Olympics Figure Skating Through the Years Encyclopedia: Figure…Biographies of Famous African Americans
Aaliyah–Ewing | Farmer–Innis | Jackson–Ludacris | Mac–Puckett | Rabb–Swoopes | Tanner–Van Der Zee Browse by category Government Officials Civil Rights Leaders Religious…1908 Women's and Men's Olympic Tennis Medalists
Event Men's Singles Josiah Ritchie, GBR Otto Froitzheim, GER Wilberforce Eaves, GBR Men's Singles (Indoor) Wentworth Gore, GBR George Caridia, GBR Josiah…1936 Olympic Individual Leading Medal Winners
Number of individual medals won on the left; gold, silver and bronze breakdown to the right. Men No Sport G-S-B 6 Konrad Frey, GER Gymnastics 3-1-2 5 Alfred Schwarzmann…Brewer's: Hal
A familiar contraction of Harry (for Henry). Similarly, Dol is a contraction of Dorothy; Mol, of Mary, etc. The substitution of P for M as the initial letter of proper names is seen in…Brewer's: Durden
(Dame). A notable housewife. Dame Durden, of the famous English song, kept five serving girls to carry the milking pails, and also kept five serving men to use the spade and flail. The…Brewer's: Gleek
A game at cards, sometimes called cleek. Thus, in Epsom Wells, Dorothy says to Mrs. Bisket, “I'll make one at cleek, that's better than any two-handed game. ” Ben Jonson, in the Alchemist…2018 Winter Olympics: Figure Skating
Artistry takes center stage Source: Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press via AP Related Links 2018 Winter Olympics Figure Skating Through the Years Encyclopedia: Figure…Notable Female Athletes
Martina Hingis Biographies ofNotable Women Actresses Adventurers Artists Athletes Businesswomen Comediennes Congresswomen Educators and Scholars Fashion Designers and Models…