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Memorable Olympic Moments: Kerri Strug, Summer 1996
Gymnast Kerri Strug gives it her all at Atlanta by Gerry Brown Kerri Strug on balance beam at the Atlanta Olympics. (Source: Allsport) Related Links Olympics Overview 2012 Artistic…Hitchens, Christopher Eric
(Encyclopedia) Hitchens, Christopher Eric, 1949–2011, Anglo-American journalist and critic, b. Portsmouth, England, grad. Bailliol College, Oxford (1970). He wrote for the New Statesman, London Times…Holbrooke, Richard Charles
(Encyclopedia) Holbrooke, Richard CharlesHolbrooke, Richard Charleshōlˈbr&oobreve;k [key], 1941–2010, American diplomat, b. New York City, grad. Brown (B.A., 1962). Holbrooke joined the foreign…White, Charles
(Encyclopedia) White, Charles (Charles Wilbert White, Jr.), 1918–79, American figurative painter, printmaker, and teacher, b. Chicago, studied School of the Art Institute of Chicago. A left-leaning…John of the Cross, Saint
(Encyclopedia) John of the Cross, Saint, Span. Juan de la Cruz, 1542–91, Spanish mystic and poet, Doctor of the Church. His name was originally Juan de Yepes. He was a founder of the Discalced…Huffington, Arianna Stassinopoulos
(Encyclopedia) Huffington, Arianna Stassinopoulos, 1950- , Greek-American journalist and web entrepreneur, b. Athens, Greece, as Ariadne-Anna…Moore, George
(Encyclopedia) Moore, George, 1852–1933, English author, b. Ireland. As a young man he lived in Paris, studying at various art schools. Inspired by Zola, Flaubert, Turgenev, and the 19th-century…mechanized warfare
(Encyclopedia) mechanized warfare, employment of modern mobile attack and defense tactics that depend upon machines, more particularly upon vehicles powered by gasoline and diesel engines. Central to…Maria Teresa and Maria de Jesus Quiej-Alvarez, 2002 News
One-year-old twins joined at the head, survived a 22-hour separation surgery in August. UCLA Medical Center doctors guardedly said they expected the Guatemalan girls to make a full recovery…1942 Academy Awards
The 1942 Academy Awards were presented March 4, 1943 at Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles.Outstanding Motion PictureThe Invaders (Ortus; Columbia)Kings Row (Warner Bros.)The Magnificent…Trending
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