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2000 U.S. Championships

at Sunday River, Newry, Maine (March 19-26)MenAcroPts1Ian Edmondson26.502Ryan St. Onge24.803Jeremy April21.75MogulsPts1Evan Dybvig27.402Garth Hager27.253Ryan Riley26.93AerialsPts1Eric…

More, Sir Thomas

(Encyclopedia) More, Sir Thomas (Saint Thomas More), 1478–1535, English statesman and author of Utopia, celebrated as a martyr in the Roman Catholic Church. He received a Latin education in the…

Brewer's: Loggerheads

Fall to loggerheads; to squabbling and fisticuffs. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894LoggetLogan A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U…

Brewer's: Log-rolling Criticism

The criticism of literary men who combine to praise each other's works in press or otherwise. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894LoganLog-rolling A B C D E…

1966 Grammy Awards

Record of the Year“Strangers in the Night,” Frank SinatraAlbum of the YearSinatra: A Man and His Music, Frank Sinatra (Reprise)Song of the Year“Michelle,” John Lennon and Paul McCartney,…

Byron, George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron

(Encyclopedia) Byron, George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th BaronByron, George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baronbīˈrən [key], 1788–1824, English poet and satirist. Ranked with Shelley and Keats as one of the…

World Scrabble Championships

Nigel Richards, a 40-year-old playing for New Zealand, became the world Scrabble champion on Nov. 12, 2007. He gained the title and $15,000 by winning a playoff against Ganesh Asirvatham of…