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1988 Men's Olympic Weightlifting Medalists

Class   Pounds Flyweight (-114 1/2 lb) Sevdalin Marinov, BUL 595   Byung-Kwan Chun, KOR 573   Zhuoquiang He, CHN 567 1/2 Bantamweight (-123 1/2 lb) Oken Mirzoian…

Winter Olympics Memorable Moments

The legends and foibles of the Winter Olympics   Alpine and Nordic Skiing An Avalanche Named Killy A controversial sweep in alpine skiing Franz Klammer The man who gave himself "…

U-Z

Robert Anacletus UnderwoodLila Meade ValentineValmikiNydia VelázquezAnn M. VenemanJesse VenturaHenry WadeAn WangNancy Ward Maxine Waters(Alyce) Faye WattletonJ. C. WattsJohn and Eliza…

Brewer's: Names

To call a person names. To blackguard a person by calling him nicknames. Names of the Puritans. Praise-God Barebones. A leather-seller in Fleet Street. If-Jesus-Christ-had-not-died-for…

January 2019 Current Events: US News

Top of Page Disaster News | Science & Technology News | World News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the world…

Winter Olympics Memorable Moments

The legends and foibles of the Winter Olympics   Alpine and Nordic Skiing An Avalanche Named Killy A controversial sweep in alpine skiing Franz Klammer The man who gave himself "…

A Healthy New Year

From yoga to Tae-Bo, new exercises for the resolution-minded by Mike Morrison Group fitness training, circa 1939. The new fitness trends give participants the chance to work out their minds as…

Busy Times for Harry Potter

A Movie, a Lawsuit, and a Lot of Hungry Readers by Holly Hartman This article was posted on January 20, 2000. A French edition of the second Harry Potter book More About Harry The Scoop on…

Biographies: 2019 People in the News

2019 People in the News See also 2018 People in the News 2016 People in the News 2015 People in the News 2014 People in the News 2013 People in the News 2012 People in the News 2011 People…

Frederick III, Holy Roman emperor and German king

(Encyclopedia) Frederick III, 1415–93, Holy Roman emperor (1452–93) and German king (1440–93). With his brother Albert VI he inherited the duchies of Styria, Carinthia, and Carniola. He became head…