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Other 1997 Winners

Los AngelesMar. 2MenEl-Maati Chaham, MOR2:14:16 WomenLornah Kiplagat, KEN2:33:50LondonApr. 13MenAntonio Pinto, POR2:07:55 WomenJoyce Chepchumba, KEN2:26:51RotterdamApr. 20MenDomingos Castro,…

Bulgarian literature

(Encyclopedia) Bulgarian literature. For early ecclesiastical writings, see Church Slavonic. Modern Bulgarian literature stems from the work of Father Paisi, who in 1762 began his history of the Slav…

Other 2000 Winners

TokyoFeb. 13MenJaphet Kosgei, KEN2:07:15 (No women's division)Los AngelesMar. 5MenBenson Mbithi, KEN2:11:55 WomenJane Salumae, EST2:23:33LondonApr. 16MenAntonio Pinto, POR2:06:36 WomenTegla…

Brewer's: Bargain

Into the bargain. In addition thereto; besides what was bargained for. To make the best of a bad bargain. To bear bad luck, or a bad bargain, with equanimity. Source: Dictionary of…

Brewer's: Liar

(The). Al Aswad, who set himself up as a prophet against Mahomet. He was called the Weathercock because he changed his creed so often, the Impostor, and the Liar. Moseilma, another…

Light Heavyweight (178 lbs)

Year Final Match1920 Eddie Eagan, USA Decision1924 Harry Mitchell, GBR Decision1928 Victor Avendaño, ARG Decision1932 David Carstens, S. AfrDecision1936 Roger Michelot, FRA Decision1948…

1964 Olympic Boxing Medalists

Weight Class Champion Flyweight (1121/2 lbs) Fernando Atzori, ITA   Artur Olech, POL   Stanislav Sorokin, USSR / Robert Carmody, USA Bantamweight (119) Takao Sakurai, JPN…

USBC Women's Champions<sup class="fnr" >1</sup>

Year Singles All events1959 Mae Bolt Pat McBride1960 Marge McDaniels Judy Roberts1961 Elaine Newton Evelyn Teal1962 Martha Hoffman Flossie Argent1963 Dot Wilkinson Helen Shablis1964 Jean…

Lawrence, D. H.

(Encyclopedia) Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert Lawrence), 1885–1930, English author, one of the primary shapers of 20th-century fiction. Lawrence believed that industrialized Western culture was…