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Winter 2002

Winter 2002DateRaceTrackMilesWinnerJockeyPurseJan. 3Spectacular Bid StakesGulfstream6 FMaybry's BoyJohn Velazquez$100,000Jan. 12Golden Gate DerbyGolden Gate11/16DanthebluegrassmanJoe…

The Winter Olympics

The move toward a winter version of the Olympics began in 1908 when figure skating made an appearance at the Summer Games in London. Ten-time world champion Ulrich Salchow of Sweden, who originated…

Winter 2001

Winter 2001DateRaceTrackMilesWinnerJockeyPurseJan. 3Spectacular Bid StakesGulfstream6 FIcanseetherainJose Santos$100,000Jan. 13San Miguel StakesSanta Anita6 FLasersportCorey Nakatani107,…

Shelley Winters

Shelley Winters(Shirley Schrift)actressBorn: 8/18/1920Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri This one-time roommate of Marilyn Monroe went on to carve out her own considerable niche in Hollywood. Winters…

Winter X Games

CrossOverSkiboardingIce ClimbingSkiingSnowboardingSuper-modified Shovel RacingSnow Mountain Bike RacingSnomobilingUltracrossMoto X

Winter Storm

  1888 Jan. 12, Midwest: the “The Schoolhouse Blizzard.” More than 200 people died while trying to get home after a sudden drop in temperature and a major storm that hit during school and work…

Winter Sports

Alpine SkiingFreestyle SkiingNordic SkiingNordic CombinedSki JumpingSnowboardingFigure SkatingSpeed Skating

Winter Sports

Alpine SkiingFreestyle SkiingCross CountryNordic CombinedWorld Cup ChampionsSki JumpingWorld Cup Champions2002 U.S. Ski Jumping/Nordic Combined ChampionshipsSnowboardingFigure SkatingSpeed…

Hornsby, Rogers

(Encyclopedia) Hornsby, Rogers, 1896–1963, American baseball player and manager, b. Winters, Tex. He started in major league baseball in 1915 as a shortstop for the St. Louis Cardinals and later (…

Wainwright, Jonathan Mayhew

(Encyclopedia) Wainwright, Jonathan Mayhew, 1883–1953, American general, b. Walla Walla, Wash. Commissioned in the army in 1906, he reached the rank of brigadier general in 1938. In World War II he…