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World Indoor Records—Men

(Through Sept. 6, 2006)Event Record Holder Home country Where made DateRunning50 m 0:05.56Donovan BaileyCanadaReno, Nev.Feb. 9, 199660 m 0:06.39 Maurice GreeneUnited StatesMadrid, SpainFeb. 3…

December 2000 News and Events

WorldMexico President Inaugurated (Dec. 1): Vicente Fox Quesada promises to share power as the country's first opposition president in 71 years.Europe Acts to Curb Mad Cow Disease (Dec. 4):…

1988 Radio & Records All-Time Charts

1988 Radio & Records All-Time ChartsAC“I'll Always Love You” Taylor Dayne (Arista)“I Don't Wanna Go on With You Like That” Elton John (MCA)“Kokomo” Beach Boys (Elektra)“Make It Real” Jets…

Brewer's: Fish

The French have a remarkable locution respecting fish as a food: Aprés poisson, lait est poison; Aprés poisson, le vin est bon; Aprés poisson, noix est contre-poison. Fish The reason…

gasoline

(Encyclopedia) gasoline or petrol, light, volatile mixture of hydrocarbons for use in the internal-combustion engine and as an organic solvent, obtained primarily by fractional distillation and “…

1997-98 NBA Most Valuable Player

The Maurice Podoloff Trophy; voting by 116-member panel of local and national pro basketball writers and broadcasters. Each ballot has five entries; points awarded on 10-7-5-3-1 basis.   1st…

Top 50 All-Time Box Office Hits

Top of Page Source: Getty ImagesMovies have come a long way since they were first invented in 1878 by Eadward Muybridge. Back then, his two-second long film, which featured consecutive shots sewn…