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Basketball

First Olympic Appearance: 1936 (men); 1976 (women) by Mike Morrison and Mark Zurlo Did You Know? When basketball began as an Olympic sport in 1936 (for men only), it was played on outdoor…

Moto X

YearFreestyle1999Travis Pastrana2000Travis Pastrana2001Travis Pastrana2002Mike MetzgerYearStep Up2001Tommy Clowers2002Tommy ClowersYearBig Air2001Kenny Bartman2002Mike Metzger2003 Travis…

strength of materials

(Encyclopedia) strength of materials, measurement in engineering of the capacity of metal, wood, concrete, and other materials to withstand stress and strain. Stress is the internal force exerted by…

Baker, Ella Josephine

(Encyclopedia) Baker, Ella Josephine, 1903–1986, U.S. civil rights activist, b. Norfolk, Va. Ella Baker was an activist and organizer whose…

Housman, A. E.

(Encyclopedia) Housman, A. E. (Alfred Edward Housman)Housman, A. E.housˈmən [key], 1859–1936, English poet and scholar, whose verse exerted a strong influence on later poets. He left Oxford without a…

Isherwood, Christopher

(Encyclopedia) Isherwood, ChristopherIsherwood, Christopherishˈərw&oobreve;d [key], 1904–86, British-American author. After the appearance of his first novel, All the Conspirators (1928),…

Angela's Ashes

Director:Alan ParkerWriters:Alan Parker and Laura JonesParamount/Universal; R; 120 minutesRelease:12/99Cast:Emily Watson, Robert Carlyle Frank McCourt's memoir Angela's Ashes was successful…

Evita

Director: Alan ParkerWriters: Alan Parker and Oliver StoneDirector of Photography: Darius KhondjiEditor: Gerry HamblingMusic: Andrew Lloyd WebberProduction Designer: Brian MorrisProducers:…