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1999 Soccer Season Recap: Girl Power

Girl Power The most enduring image of this summer's Women's World Cup may be a shirtless Brandi Chastain celebrating her Cup-winning goal in the overtime shoot-out but it was not the only thing…

Agassiz, Elizabeth Cabot Cary

(Encyclopedia) Agassiz, Elizabeth Cabot CaryAgassiz, Elizabeth Cabot Caryăgˈəsē [key], 1822–1907, American author and educator, b. Boston. In 1850 she married Louis Agassiz, and together they…

Pickford, Mary

(Encyclopedia) Pickford, Mary, 1893–1979, American movie actress, b. Toronto, Ont. In 1909 she began working with D. W. Griffith. Specializing in playing young girls, she was dubbed “America's…

saffron

(Encyclopedia) saffron, name for a fall-flowering plant (Crocus sativus) of the family Iridaceae (iris family) and also for a dye obtained therefrom. The plant is native to Asia Minor, where for…

Albuquerque, Afonso de

(Encyclopedia) Albuquerque, Afonso deAlbuquerque, Afonso deəfôNˈzō dĭ əlb&oomacr;kĕrˈkə, –də älˌbəkĕrˈkə [key], 1453–1515, Portuguese admiral, the effective founder of the Portuguese Empire in…

Winston-Salem

(Encyclopedia) Winston-Salem, city (1990 pop. 143,485), seat of Forsyth co., central N.C., in the Piedmont; inc. 1913. It is one of North Carolina's largest cities and foremost industrial centers.…

MTV Video Awards

The veteran and the upstart: nominees Madonna and Fiona Apple share a moment in the spotlight.Though there is plenty of diversity within the categories, many of the same artists appear repeatedly…

1997 MTV Music Video Awards

The 1997 MTV Music Video Awards were presented September 4, 1997, at New York City's Radio City Music Hall.Video“Virtual Insanity,” JamiroquaiMale Video“Devil's Haircut,” BeckFemale Video“…

Girl Scouts

(Encyclopedia) Girl Scouts, recreational and service organization founded (1912) in Savannah, Ga., by Juliette Gordon Low. It was originally modeled after the Boy Scouts (see Scouts) and Girl Guides…