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1948 Olympics Shooting Medalists

Event     Free Rifle (3 positions) Emil Grünig, SUI 1120   Pauli Janhonen, FIN 1114   Willy Rögeberg, NOR 1112 Small-Bore Rifle (Prone) Arthur Cook, USA 599…

1997 Early Rounds

Sweden plays host to the 1997 Davis Cup final from Nov. 28-30. Jonas Bjorkman leads the Swedes to their 11th Cup final against the United States and the world's best player, Pete Sampras.…

Jackson, Michael Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Jackson, Michael Joseph, 1958–2009, American performer, b. Gary, Ind. Jackson was an extremely successful pop singer, superb dancer, and talented composer who often conveyed an…

Sappho

(Encyclopedia) SapphoSapphosăfˈō [key], fl. early 6th cent. b.c., greatest of the early Greek lyric poets (Plato calls her “the tenth Muse”), b. Mytilene on Lesbos. Facts about her life are scant.…

Comoros, the

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Comoros, the Comoros, the kŏmˈərōs [key], officially Union of the Comoros (2020 est. pop. 869,…

Crab, The

(Encyclopedia) Crab, The, English name for Cancer, a constellation.

Curragh, the

(Encyclopedia) Curragh, theCurragh, thekûrˈəkh [key], undulating plain or common, 4,885 acres (1,977 hectares), Co. Kildare, E Republic of Ireland. It has been a military camp since 1646. The Curragh…

Ghor, the

(Encyclopedia) Ghor, the, Arabic Al Ghawr, region of the Jordan Valley, c.70 mi (110 km) long, between the Sea of Galilee (Lake Tiberias) and the Dead Sea, on the border of Jordan and Israel and the…