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Brăila

(Encyclopedia) Brăila Brăila brəēˈlä [key], city, SE Romania, in Walachia, on the Danube River. The chief…

White, Robert Michael

(Encyclopedia) White, Robert Michael, 1924–2010, American aviator, b. New York City. A fighter pilot during World War II, he was shot down over Germany and held in a prisoner-of-war camp (Feb.–Apr,…

400-Meter Dash

1896 Thomas Burke, United States 54.20 1900 Maxwell Long, United States 49.40 1904…

Shakur, Tupac Amaru

(Encyclopedia) Shakur, Tupac Amaru, 1971-1996, African-American rap artist, composer, and actor, b. New York, N.Y., as Lesane Parish Crooks. Tupac’s…

Biographies: Notable Filmmakers and Directors

Notable Filmmakers and Directors Spike Lee See also Actors African-American Actors Asian American Film & Television Personalities Hispanic-American Film, Television, and Theater…

Ukrainian literature

(Encyclopedia) Ukrainian literature, literary writings in the Ukrainian language. Kievan Church Slavonic texts of the 11th cent. and W Ukrainian texts of the 13th cent. show Ukrainian linguistic…

Biographies: Notable Actors

Notable Actors Isabella Rossellini See also Filmmakers and Directors African-American Actors Asian American Film & Television Personalities Hispanic-American Film, Television, and…

Gordon, Jeff

(Encyclopedia) Gordon, Jeff (Jeffery Michael Gordon). 1971–, American auto racer, b. Vallejo, Calif. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing's (NASCAR) Rookie of the Year in 1993, “The Kid…