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2000-01 Season Recap

Mission 16W Ray Bourque had just one thing left to accomplish. In 22 years of service, he scored 410 goals and dished out 1169 assists, becoming the leading scorer by defensemen in NHL history. He…

How Much Sun Am I Getting?

Though the amount of UV radiation to which you are exposed varies with the time of day, season, latitude, and altitude, it can also be increased depending on your immediate environment.…

2004 Grammy Awards

The 47th Annual Grammy Awards were presented at Staples Center in Los Angeles on February 13, 2005. Record: “Here We Go Again,” Ray Charles & Norah Jones Album: Genius Loves Company,…

gospel music

(Encyclopedia) gospel music, American religious musical form that owes much of its origin to the Christian conversion of West Africans enslaved in the American South. Gospel music partly evolved from…

brown dwarf

(Encyclopedia) brown dwarf, in astronomy, celestial body that is larger than a planet but does not have sufficient mass to convert hydrogen into helium via nuclear fusion as stars do. Also called “…

Youngest Nobel Prize Winner

The Question: Who is the youngest Nobel prize winner? The Answer: The youngest person to receive a Nobel prize was Sir William Lawrence Bragg (Physics…

Ralph Boston

Ralph BostonBorn: May 9, 1939Track & Field medaled in 3 consecutive Olympic long jumps— gold (1960), silver (1964), bronze (1968).Mike BossyA - CRay Bourque

The 2008 Class of Inductees

The following inventors—seven are living and eight are received posthumous recognition—were honored because their accomplishments have improved human lives. LED, the solar cell, and…