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24 Hours of Le Mans, 1998

June 6-7, at Le Mans, France Officially the Le Mans Grand Prix d'Endurance and first held in 1923. Contested over the 8.451-mile Circuit de la Sarthe in Le Mans, France. Listed are…

Mackenzie, Henry

(Encyclopedia) Mackenzie, Henry, 1745–1831, English author, b. Scotland. He had an active political and legal life, serving as comptroller of taxes for Scotland from 1804 until his death. His first…

Mona, island, Great Britain

(Encyclopedia) Mona, Roman name for the island of Anglesey, Wales. It was also sometimes used to designate the Isle of Man.

Antisthenes

(Encyclopedia) AntisthenesAntisthenesăntĭsˈthənēz [key], b. 444? b.c., d. after 371 b.c., Greek philosopher, founder of the Cynics. Most of his paradoxical views stemmed from his early Sophist…

Fallada, Hans

(Encyclopedia) Fallada, HansFallada, Hanshäns fäˈlädä [key], pseud. of Rudolf DitzenFallada, Hansr&oomacr;ˈdôlf dĭtˈsən [key], 1893–1947, German novelist. Little Man, What Now? (1932, tr. 1933),…

Washington: Temperature Extremes

MonthMaximum°FYearPlaceMinimum°FYearPlaceJan. 741940Darrington*–421937Deer ParkFeb.831895Centerville–401933Deer ParkMarch881910Kennewick–251955Stockdill RanchApril1031934Wahluke–71936Lake…

Gárdonyi, Géza

(Encyclopedia) Gárdonyi, GézaGárdonyi, Gézagāˈzə gärˈdōnyē [key], 1863–1922, Hungarian writer. Gárdonyi first attracted attention with a cycle of satirical novels about peasant life. His works…