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(Through Sept. 6, 2006)Event Record Holder Where made DateRunning100 m 0:09.79Maurice GreeneAthens, GreeceJune 16, 1999200 m 0:19.32 Michael Johnson Atlanta, Ga. Aug. 1, 1996400 m 0:43.…The Celtic Twilight: Village Ghosts
by W. B. Yeats A Visionary"Dust Hath Closed Helen's Eye"Village Ghosts In the great cities we see so little of the world, we drift into our minority. In the little towns and villages…Formula One Results for the 2002 Season
Date Grand Prix Location Winner (Pos.) Time Avg.mph Pole Qual.mph Mar. 3 Australian Melbourne Michael Schumacher (2) 1:35:36.792 193.011 R. Barrichello…Our Top 5 Stories for the Week of December 20, 2021
It’s been a busy week, from various flight cancellations to holiday tragedies . Who has time to keep track of it all? That’s why we’ve boiled it all down to our top four stories of the week.…Singin' in the Rain <span class="date" >(1952)</span>
Directors: Gene Kelly and Stanley DonenCast: Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, Donald O'Connor and Cyd Charisse One of the most innovative of film musicals — and among the cheeriest — this is a…Rear Window <span class="date" >(1954)</span>
Director: Alfred HitchcockCast: James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey and Thelma Ritter This may seem an idiosyncratic pick of Hitchcock's work, but many film lovers respond to the…Winter Olympics: Bobsleigh
Offspring of the toboggan by John Gettings and Christine Frantz Related Links 2006 Winter Olympics2006 Bobsleigh Medal StandingsBobsleigh Through the YearsEncyclopedia:…Brewer's: Turkish Spy
was written by John Paul Marana, an Italian, who had been imprisoned for conspiracy. After his release he retired to Monaco, where he wrote the History of the Plot. Subsequently he removed…Brewer's: Rabagas
A demagogue in the kingdom of the king of Monaco. He was won over to the court party by being invited to dine at the palace. (M.Sardou: Rabagas, 1872.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and…Austen, Jane
(Encyclopedia) Austen, JaneAusten, Janeôˈstən [key], 1775–1817, English novelist. The daughter of a clergyman, she spent the first 25 years of her life at “Steventon,” her father's Hampshire vicarage…Trending
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