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Paralympic games
(Encyclopedia) Paralympic games, series of international sports contests for athletes with physical, visual, and intellectual impairments. The games grew out of a gathering of British World War II…Drusilla
(Encyclopedia) DrusillaDrusilladr&oomacr;sĭlˈə [key], daughter of Herod Agrippa I, married to Felix the procurator and mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles.Gondwanaland
(Encyclopedia) GondwanalandGondwanalandgŏndˌwäˈnəlăndˌ [key]: see continental drift.Laurasia
(Encyclopedia) LaurasiaLaurasialôrāzhˈə [key]: see continental drift.Dred Scott Case
(Encyclopedia) Dred Scott Case, argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in 1856–57. It involved the then bitterly contested issue of the status of slavery in the federal territories. In 1834, Dred Scott…Phil HARE, Congress, IL (1949)
HARE Phil , a Representative from Illinois; born in Galesburg, Knox County, Ill., February 21, 1949; graduated from Alleman High School, Rock Island, Ill., 1967; attended Black Hawk Community…Phil GINGREY, Congress, GA (1942)
GINGREY Phil , a Representative from Georgia; born in Augusta, Richmond County, Ga., July 10, 1942; graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas High School, Augusta, Ga., 1960; B.S., Georgia Institute of…Reggie Jackson
Reggie JacksonBorn: May 18, 1946Baseball OF led AL in HRs 4 times; MVP in 1973; played on 5 World Series winners with Oakland, NY Yankees; 1977 Series MVP with 5 HRs; 563 career HRs; all-time…Cooper, Thomas
(Encyclopedia) Cooper, Thomas, 1759–1839, American scientist, educator, and political philosopher, b. London, educated at Oxford. His important works include Political Essays (1799); the appendixes…Madden, John Earl
(Encyclopedia) Madden, John Earl, 1936-2021, American football coach and broadcaster, b. Austin, Mn., Cal. Polytechic, San Luis Obispo (B.S., 1959; M.S…Trending
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