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Ian Thorpe, 2000 News

17, Australian swimmer, upheld his celebrity status and became a national hero when he won three gold medals and one silver at the Sydney Olympics. His record-setting speed has earned him…

creole language

(Encyclopedia) creole languagecreole languagekrēōlˈ [key], any language that began as a pidgin but was later adopted as the mother tongue by a people in place of the original mother tongue or tongues…

Baskerville Holmes Biography

Baskerville HolmesAge: 32 member of Memphis State's 1985 Final Four team; tied for the lead in games played at the school with 132, scoring 1,112 points in his four-year college career; of a…

Dave Holmes Biography

Dave HolmesAge: 75 football coach at Eastern Washington (1963-67) and Hawaii (1968-73); holds both schools' record for winning percentage; resigned after 1973 season despite 9-2 record in a…

Jeanne Holm Biography

American air force generalBorn: 6/23/1921Birthplace: Portland, Ore.Died: 2/15/2010 (Annapolis, Md.) Jeanne Holm was born in 1921 in Portland, Oregon. In July 1942…

Donald Fletcher Holmes

Donald Fletcher Holmes Born: 1910 Birthplace: Woodbury, N.J. Polyurethane—The Hanford and Holmes process is the basis…

Katie Holmes Biography

Katie Holmes actressBorn: 12/18/1978Birthplace: Toledo, Ohio Having launched her career with a role in the critically acclaimed film The Ice Storm (1997), she quickly leveraged this success to…

Paisley, Ian Richard Kyle

(Encyclopedia) Paisley, Ian Richard KylePaisley, Ian Richard Kylepāzˈlē [key], 1926–2014, Northern Irish religious and political leader. For many years a leading protagonist of militant Protestantism…

Big Night

Directors: Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci Writers: Joseph Tropiano and Stanley Tucci Director of Photography: Ken Kelsch Editor: Suzy Elmiger Music: Gary DeMichele…