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2008 Olympic Canoeing and Kayaking Winners

      These are the medal winners of the men's and women's canoeing and kayaking events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. MEN Event   Time 500 m Kayak Singles K1 Ken Wallace…

Sports Stars: D - F

Bjorn DaehlieChuck DalyJohn DalyStanley DancerBeth DanielAlvin DarkRon DarlingTamas DarnyiLindsay DavenportAl DavisDwight DavisErnie DavisGlenn DavisJohn DavisTerrell DavisDominique DawesPat…

McKinley, William

(Encyclopedia) McKinley, William, 1843–1901, 25th president of the United States (1897–1901), b. Niles, Ohio. He was educated at Poland (Ohio) Seminary and Allegheny College. After service in the…

Marlborough, John Churchill, 1st duke of

(Encyclopedia) Marlborough, John Churchill, 1st duke ofMarlborough, John Churchill, 1st duke ofmärlˈbərə, môlˈ– [key], 1650–1722, English general and statesman, one of the greatest military…

Daytona 500

Daytona 500 Held over 200 laps on 2.5-mile oval at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. First race in 1959, although stock car racing at Daytona dates back to 1936. Winners…

The Devil's Dictionary: Ghost

by Ambrose Bierce GEOLOGYGHOULGHOST -n. The outward and visible sign of an inward fear. He saw a ghost. It occupied — that dismal thing! — The path that he was following.…