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World Cup Winners

Multiple winners: Brazil (5); Italy (4), Germany (4); Argentina and Uruguay (2). Year Champion Manager Score…

Portuguese literature

(Encyclopedia) Portuguese literature, writings in Portuguese. The literature of Brazil is considered separately (see Brazilian literature). The modern period in Portuguese letters dates from the…

1976 Olympics Shooting Medalists

Event     Small-Bore Rifle (Prone) Karlheinz Smieszek, FRG 599   Ulrich Lind, FRG 597   Gennadiy Lushchikov, URS 595 Small-Bore Rifle (3 positions) Lanny Bassham…

Massys, Quentin

(Encyclopedia) Massys, Matsys, Messys, or Metsys, QuentinMassys, Matsys, Messys, or Metsys, Quentinkvĕnˈtĭn mäsīsˈ, mätsīsˈ, mĕ–, mĕt– [key], c.1466–1530, Flemish painter. After studying in Louvain,…

Maria II

(Encyclopedia) Maria II (Maria da Glória), 1819–53, queen of Portugal (1834–53), daughter of Peter IV (Pedro I of Brazil). Pedro, having succeeded to the Portuguese throne on the death (1826) of his…

Irving, Sir Henry

(Encyclopedia) Irving, Sir Henry, 1838–1905, English actor and theatrical manager, originally named John Henry Brodribb. He made his debut in 1856 and achieved fame in 1871 with his portrayal of…

drawing

(Encyclopedia) drawing, art of the draftsman. In its broadest sense it includes every use of the delineated line and is thus basic to the arts of painting, architecture, sculpture, calligraphy, and…

Thomson, Virgil

(Encyclopedia) Thomson, Virgil, 1896–1989, American composer, critic, and organist, b. Kansas City, Mo. Thomson studied in Paris with Nadia Boulanger. Until about 1926 he wrote in a dissonant,…

1978 Tony Awards

PlayDaMusicalAin't Misbehavin'Actor—PlayBarnard Hughes, DaActress—PlayJessica Tandy, The Gin GameFeatured Actor—PlayLester Rawlins, DaFeatured Actress—PlayAnn Wedgeworth, Chapter TwoActor—…