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Women: College Soccer, 1997-98 Season

The combined 1997 first team All-America selections of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) and the 11 Soccer America MVPs. Holdovers from the combined 1996 All-America…

The Frog-Prince

The Frog-Prince One fine evening a young princess put on her bonnet and clogs, and went out to take a walk by herself in a wood; and when she came to a cool spring of water, that rose in the…

2003 Newbery Medal and Honor Books

The Newbery Medal is awarded annually by the American Library Association for the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.Newbery Medal for Best Book: Crispin: The…

Notable Women in U.S. Government

Sandra Day O'Connor Biographies ofNotable Women Actresses Adventurers Artists Athletes Businesswomen Comediennes Congresswomen Educators and Scholars Fashion Designers…

2008 Women's Olympic Swimming/Diving Medalists

      These are the medal winners in the women's swimming, diving, and sychronized swimming events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Event   Time 50m Free Britta Steffen, GER…

Stevie Nicks Biography

Stevie Nicks (Stephanie Lynn Nicks)singer, songwriterBorn: 5/26/4198Birthplace: Phoenix, Arizona Singer songwriter known for her work in the 1970s with the band Fleetwood Mac. Later separated…

Scarlatti, Alessandro

(Encyclopedia) Scarlatti, AlessandroScarlatti, Alessandroälĕs-sänˈdrō skärlätˈtē [key], 1660–1725, Italian composer. He may have studied with Carissimi in Rome, where his first opera was produced in…

Gupta

(Encyclopedia) GuptaGuptag&oobreve;pˈtə [key], Indian dynasty, a.d. c.320–c.550, whose empire at its height encompassed much of N India. Ancient Indian culture reached a high point during this…

Ottocar II

(Encyclopedia) Ottocar II or Přemysl Ottocar II, c.1230–1278, king of Bohemia (1253–78), son and successor of Wenceslaus I. Ottocar shrewdly exploited the disorders of the great interregnum in the…