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Other 2005 Grand Slam Champions

French Open(Paris, May 23–June 5, 2005)Men's singles—Rafael Nadal defeated Mariano Puerta, 6–7 (6–8), 6–3, 6–1, 7–5.Women's singles—Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated Mary Pierce, 6–1, 6–1.Men's…

Other 2007 Grand Slam Champions

French Open (Roland Garros)(Paris, May 27–June 10, 2007)Men's singles—Rafael Nadal defeated Roger Federer, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 (7–4).Women's singles—Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated Ana…

2002 Australian Open Men's Singles Finals

FINAL EIGHT—#7 Tommy Haas; #9 Marat Safin; #16 Thomas Johansson; #26 Jiri Novak; plus unseeded Jonas Bjorkman, Wayne Ferreira, Stefan Koubek and Marcelo Rios. Quarterfinals Haas def. Rios 76(2…

Men's Singles

FINAL EIGHT— #2 Michael Chang; #10 Marcelo Rios; #13 Patrick Rafter; # 15 Petr Korda; plus unseeded Jonas Bjorkman, Richard Krajicek, Magnus Larsson and Greg Rusedski.QuarterfinalsBjorkman…

1998 Australian Open Men's Singles Finals

FINAL EIGHT— #1 Pete Sampras; #4 Jonas Bjorkman; #6 Petr Korda; #9 Marcelo Rios; plus unseeded Alberto Berasategui, Nicolas Escude, Nicolas Kiefer and Karol Kucera. Quarterfinals Kucera def.…

1998 Men's Singles Tennis U.S. Open

FINAL EIGHT— #1 Pete Sampras, #3 Patrick Rafter, #9 Karol Kucera, #10 Carlos Moya, #12 Jonas Bjorkman; plus unseeded Thomas Johansson, Magnus Larsson and Mark Philippoussis. Quarterfinals Sampras…

Alan Hale Jr. Biography

Alan Hale Jr.actorBorn: 3/8/1918Birthplace: Los Angeles Hearty, large character actor much like his father who first appeared as a teenager in 1933's Wild Boys of the Road. He worked in bit…

2002 People in the News

Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Saud,Abu Nidal,Terry Lynn Barton,Lance Bass,Ramzi bin al-Shibh,Robert Blake,Hans Blix,Tom Brokaw,Martin Burnham,Jimmy Carter,Hugo Chávez,Bobby Frank Cherry,Vincent “…

Stamp Act

(Encyclopedia) Stamp Act, 1765, revenue law passed by the British Parliament during the ministry of George Grenville. The first direct tax to be levied on the American colonies, it required that all…