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Thessalonians

(Encyclopedia) ThessaloniansThessaloniansthĕsˌəlōˈnēənz [key], two letters of the New Testament. First Thessalonians was written by St. Paul from Corinth, c.a.d. 51, and addressed to the newly…

Wonder, Stevie

(Encyclopedia) Wonder, Stevie, 1950–, American singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist, b. Saginaw, Mich., as Steveland Hardaway Judkins (changed to Steveland Hardaway Morris, 1961). Blind from birth…

shell

(Encyclopedia) shell, in zoology, hard outer covering secreted by an animal for protection. It is also called the test, crust, or carapace. The term usually refers to the calcareous shells of the…

Pre-Raphaelites

(Encyclopedia) Pre-RaphaelitesPre-Raphaelitesprēˌ-răfˈēəlītsˌ [key], brotherhood of English painters and poets formed in 1848 in protest against what they saw as the low standards and decadence of…

The Triple Crown: Preakness Stakes

For three-year-olds. Held two weeks after the Kentucky Derby at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. Inaugurated 1873. Note that the 1918 race was held over…

Annual Awards: College Baseball, 1999 Season

CWS Seeds: 1. Miami-FL (46-13); 2. Florida St. (53-12); 3. CS-Fullerton (49-12); 4. Oklahoma St. (46-19); 5. Alabama (51-14); 6. Stanford (48-13); 7. Texas A&M (52-16); 8. Rice (58-13).…