Search

Search results

Displaying 61 - 70

Stephane Morin 1998 Deaths

Stephane MorinAge: 29 former NHL center who played five seasons for Quebec and Vancouver between 1989-94; collapsed and died while playing for the Berlin Capitals in a German League game; of…

Diana Mosley 2003 Deaths

Diana MosleyAge: 93 glamorous British intellect and socialite who created a scandal in 1932 when she left her husband, Bryan Guinness, for Oswald Mosley, a leader of the British Union of…

Jack Moran Biography

Jack MoranAge: 76 former Cincinnati Reds radio broadcaster; did Reds broadcasts for seven years with Hall-of-Famer Waite Hoyt; anchored the evening sports broadcasts and hosted the station's…

Alanis Morissette Biography

Alanis Morissettepop singerBorn: 6/1/1974Birthplace: Ottawa, Canada Grammy Award-winning pop singer who burst onto the American music scene in 1995 with her 11-million-selling Jagged Little Pill…

Mark Morris Biography

Mark Morrismodern dancer, choreographerBorn: 8/29/1956Birthplace: Seattle, Washington Modern dancer and choreographer known for his unique, stylish dances, which appeal to dance aficionados…

Emil Bus Mosbacher Biography

Emil “Bus” MosbacherAge: 75 skipper for two America's Cup winning yachts; defended the Cup successfully aboard the Weartherly, a 65-foot single masted sloop in 1962, winning the fourth race…

ultrasonics

(Encyclopedia) ultrasonics, study and application of the energy of sound waves vibrating at frequencies greater than 20,000 cycles per second, i.e., beyond the range of human hearing. The application…

benzodiazepine

(Encyclopedia) benzodiazepinebenzodiazepinebĕnˌzōdīăzˈəpēnˌ [key], any of a class of drugs prescribed for their tranquilizing, antianxiety, sedative, and muscle-relaxing effects. Benzodiazepines are…

fair trade

(Encyclopedia) fair trade, a trading arrangement intended to provide more equitable international trade by creating better conditions for disadvantaged or marginalized producers of goods. Fair trade…

Remembering 9/11 Ten Years Later

Americans look back on September 11 and how it has affected them. By Jennie Wood The 9/11 World Trade Center attacks Photo:TheMachineStops/upstateNYer   Related Links…