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1999 Daytona 500

Date— Sunday, Feb. 14 , 1999, at Daytona International Speedway. Distance— 500 miles; Course— 2.5 miles; Field— 43 cars; Average speed— 161.551 mph; Margin of victory— 0.128 seconds; Time of…

Road Show: A Guide to Summer Music Festivals

by Beth Rowen The Smashing PumpkinsSource:Archive Photos Sarah McLachlanSource:Archive Photos School's out and that means summer entertainment is in full swing. There's no shortage of…

Memphis Grizzlies

GmFG%TptsPPGRPGAPGPau Gasol*82.518144117.68.92.7Jason Williams65.38295914.83.08.0Shane Battier*78.429112514.45.42.8Lorenzen Wright43.45951612.09.41.0Stromile Swift68.48080311.86.30.7Michael…

Glass, Philip

(Encyclopedia) Glass, Philip, 1937–, American composer, b. Baltimore. Considered one of the most innovative of contemporary composers, he was a significant figure in the development of minimalism in…

Carolingian architecture and art

(Encyclopedia) Carolingian architecture and art, art forms and structures created by the Carolingians. Toward the beginning of the Carolingian Period, in the 8th cent., a gradual change appeared in…

Timeline of Worldwide School and Mass Shootings

Gun-related tragedies in the U.S. and around the world The following table lists notable worldwide mass and school shootings from 1996 to the present. What distinguishes mass shootings from other…

123rd PREAKNESS STAKES

123rd PREAKNESS STAKES Grade I for three-year olds; 10th race at Pimlico in Baltimore. Date— May 16, 1998; Distance— 13/16 miles; Stakes Purse— $1,000,000 ($650,000 to winner; $200,000 for…

Watergate affair

(Encyclopedia) Watergate affair, in U.S. history, series of scandals involving the administration of President Richard M. Nixon; more specifically, the burglarizing of the Democratic party national…

Year in Review 2001 | Movies

By Beth Rowen Before Harry ShrekMementoNicole KidmanHedwig and the Angry InchA.I.Waking LifePearl HarborDavid LynchGhost WorldAfter Harry The Fellowship of the RingOcean's 11Vanilla SkyThe…