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Roger Penske

Roger PenskeBorn: Feb. 20, 1937Auto racing national sports car driving champion (1964); established racing team in 1961; co-founder of Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART); Penske Racing has…

Roger Staubach

Roger StaubachBorn: Feb. 5, 1942Football QB Heisman Trophy winner as Navy junior in 1963; led Dallas to 2 Super Bowl titles (1972,78) and was Super Bowl MVP in 1972; 5-time leading passer in…

Clemens, Roger

(Encyclopedia) Clemens, Roger (William Roger Clemens)Clemens, Rogerklĕmˈənz [key], 1962–, American baseball player, b. Dayton, Ohio. Noted for his competitive fire and nicknamed “Roger the Rocket,”…

Sherman, Roger

(Encyclopedia) Sherman, Roger, 1721–93, American political leader, b. Newton, Mass. Sherman helped to draft and signed the Declaration of Independence. He was long a member (1774–81, 1783–84) of the…

Taizé Community

(Encyclopedia) Taizé CommunityTaizé Communitytāzāˈ [key], ecumenical Christian community based in Taizē, Burgundy, France. The community was founded by Roger Schutz, 1915–2005, a Swiss Protestant…

Swimming Records, 1997-1998: Water Polo

The 8th FINA World Championships in swimming, diving, synchronized swimming and water polo held in Perth, Australia (Jan. 7-18). Note that (CR) indicates course record.Final Medal Standings…

Brewer's: Aërated Water

Water impregnated with carbonic acid gas, called fixed air. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894AeriansAerated Bread A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O…

Anne Bradstreet: Water

WaterScarce Earth had done, but th' angry water moved. Sister (quoth she) it had full well behoved Among your boastings to have praised me Cause of your fruitfulness as you shall see: This…

Maxine Waters Biography

Maxine Waters U.S. congresswomanBorn: 1938Birthplace: St. Louis, Mo.   Waters has been a member of Congress since 1991. The fifth of 13 children, Waters began working as a bus girl in a…

Brewer's: Lustral Water

Water for aspersing worshippers was kept in an aspersorium, that those who entered or left the templo might dip their fingers into the water or be sprinkled by a priest. The same may be…