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(Encyclopedia) petrelpetrelpĕˈtrəl [key], common name given various oceanic birds belonging, like the albatross and the shearwater, to the order known commonly as tube-nosed swimmers. There are two…Sonnino, Sidney, Barone
(Encyclopedia) Sonnino, Sidney, BaroneSonnino, Sidney, Baronebärôˈnā sōn-nēˈnō [key], 1847–1922, Italian foreign minister instrumental in Italy's entry into World War I. A member of the diplomatic…Fleury, André Hercule de
(Encyclopedia) Fleury, André Hercule deFleury, André Hercule deäNdrāˈ ĕrkülˈ də flörēˈ [key], 1653–1743, French statesman, cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. Tutor of the young Louis XV, he…Bowman, Isaiah
(Encyclopedia) Bowman, IsaiahBowman, Isaiahbōˈmən [key], 1878–1950, American geographer, b. Waterloo, Ont., B.S. Harvard, 1905, Ph.D. Yale, 1909. He taught geography at Yale (1905–15) and was…1975 Cannes Film Festival
Palme d'OrChronicle of the Burning Years, Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina (Algeria)Special Jury PrizeEvery Man for Himself and God Against All, Werner Herzog (Germany)Best ActorVittorio Gassman,…2000 Women's Olympic Rowing Medalists
Single Sculls: 1. Ekaterina Karsten, BLR (7:28.14); 2. Rumyana Neykova, BUL (7:28.15); 3. Katrin Rutschow-Stomporowski, GER (7:28.99). Lightweight Double Sculls: 1. Constanta Burcica & Angela…2000 Men's Olympic Greco-Roman Wrestling Medalists
119 lbs (54 kg): 1. Sim Kwon Ho, S. Kor def. 2. Lazaro Rivas, CUB (8-0); 3. Kang Yong Gyun, N. Kor def. Andriy Kalashnikov, UKR (7-0). 128 lbs (58 kg): 1. Armen Nazarian, BUL def. 2. Kim In-Sub, S…Hughes, Charles Evans
(Encyclopedia) Hughes, Charles EvansHughes, Charles Evanshy&oomacr;z [key], 1862–1948, American statesman and jurist, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1910–16), U.S. secretary of…Glass, Philip
(Encyclopedia) Glass, Philip, 1937–, American composer, b. Baltimore. Considered one of the most innovative of contemporary composers, he was a significant figure in the development of minimalism in…The Three Sisters (Russian production)
By: Anton ChekhovDirector: Galina VolchekSets: Pytor Kirillov and Vyacheslav ZaitsevCostumes: Vyacheslav ZaitsevMusic: Moisey VainbergOpened: 11/96 at the Lunt-Fontanne TheaterCast: Boris…Trending
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