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Sonja Henie

Ten world championships, four Olympic appearances, and three consecutive Olympic gold medals by John Gettings Sonja Henie and Dick Button Related Links 2014 Winter OlympicsFigure Skating…

1996-97 Figure Skating World Championships

World Championships at Lausanne, Switzerland (Mar. 16–23) Men's — 1. Elivs Stojko, Canada; 2. Todd Eldredge, USA; 3. Alexei Yagudin, Russia Women's — 1. Tara Lipinski, USA; 2. Michelle…

1969 College Football Other Major Award Winners

Maxwell (Player)Mike Reid, Penn St.Camp (Back)Archie Manning, Miss.Rockne (Lineman)Mike Reid, Penn St.Outland (Interior)Mike Reid, Penn St.AFCA Coach of the YearBo Schembechler, Mich.FWAA…

Lermontov, Mikhail Yurevich

(Encyclopedia) Lermontov, Mikhail YurevichLermontov, Mikhail Yurevichmēkhəyēlˈ y&oomacr;rˈyĭvĭch lyĕrˈməntŭf [key], 1814–41, Russian poet and novelist. Given an extensive private education by his…

Brewer's: Psalmist

The sweet psalmist of Israel. King David, who composed many of the Bible Psalms. (See Psalm lxxii. 20.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Psalter of…

Watersports

YearBarefoot Waterski Jumping1995Justin Seers1996Ron Scarpa1997Peter Fleck1998Peter Fleck1999Event discontinuedYearMen's Wakeboarding1996Parks Bonifay1997Jeremy Kovak1998Darin…

1997 People in the News

Marv Albert,Madeleine Albright,Marshall Applewhite,Vernon Baker,Ennis Cosby,Andrew CunananEllen DeGeneresJohn du PontF. W. de Klerk,Linda Finch,Lt. Kelly Flinn,Alberto Fujimoro,Martina Hingis…

Brewer's: Psaphon's Birds

(Psaphonis aves). Puffers, flatterers. Psaphon, in order to attract the attention of the world, reared a multitude of birds, and having taught them to pronounce his name, let them fly. To…

Movies and Film: A Musical Interlude

A Musical InterludeMovies and FilmFilm: Sound in MoviesA Brief History of Sound in MoviesBring on Da Noise: Synchronous and Nonsynchronous SoundSound Effects and Their FunctionsA Musical…