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1997-98 NBA More Individual Single Game Highs
Most 3-point Field Goals Made 9 John Starks, NY vs Mil (1/29)* 9 Chuck Person, SA at Van (12/30) 9 Dennis Scott, Dal. vs. GS (11/20)* Most 3-point Field Goals Attempted 14…1998-99 Season Recap
Tour de Lance By all rights, Lance Armstrong shouldn't even be alive. In October, 1996, the world class cyclist was diagnosed with an aggressive form of testicular cancer. The disease had…Georgia Institute of Technology
(Encyclopedia) Georgia Institute of Technology, in Atlanta, Ga.; coeducational; state supported; chartered 1885, opened 1888. It is a member school in the university system of Georgia. Significant…Pausanias, geographer of ancient Greece
(Encyclopedia) Pausanias, fl. a.d. 150, traveler and geographer, probably b. Lydia. His Description of Greece is an invaluable source for the topography, monuments, and legends of ancient Greece.…Dwight, Harrison Gray Otis
(Encyclopedia) Dwight, Harrison Gray Otis, 1803–62, American Congregational missionary to the Armenians, b. Conway, Mass. He served the Armenian population of Constantinople for 30 years. His travels…Central Intelligence Agency Directors
DirectorYearsSidney W. Souers1946Hoyt S. Vandenberg1946–1947Roscoe H. Hillenkoetter1947–1950Walter Bedell Smith1950–1953Allen W. Dulles1953–1961John A. McCone1961–1965William F. Raborn, Jr.…Banks, Nathaniel Prentiss
(Encyclopedia) Banks, Nathaniel Prentiss, 1816–94, American politician and Union general in the Civil War, b. Waltham, Mass. After serving in the Massachusetts legislature (1849–53), Banks entered…Strasberg, Lee
(Encyclopedia) Strasberg, LeeStrasberg, Leestrăsˈbərg, sträsˈ– [key], 1901–82, American theatrical director, teacher, and actor, b. Budzanów, Galicia, Austria-Hungary (now Budaniv, Ukraine) as Israel…Pyle, Howard
(Encyclopedia) Pyle, Howard, 1853–1911, American illustrator and writer, b. Wilmington, Del., studied at the Art Students League, New York City. His illustrations appeared regularly in Harper's…Scowcroft, Brent
(Encyclopedia) Scowcroft, Brent, 1925–2020, U.S. air force general and government official, b. Ogden, Utah, B.S. United States Military Academy, 1947, Ph.D. Columbia, 1967. From 1947 to 1975, he…Trending
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