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Wayne Wang Biography

Wayne Wangfilm directorBorn: 1/12/1949Birthplace: Hong Kong Wang was raised on American movies. In fact, he was named after John Wayne. He studied film at California's College of Arts and…

World Cup Preview: 2006

A third of the world will be tuned in from June 9 to July 9, 2006 by Chris Frantz Related Links World Cup Through the Years World Cup Winners All-Time World Cup LeadersAll-Time…

World Cup Preview: 2006

A third of the world will be tuned in from June 9 to July 9, 2006 by Chris Frantz Related Links World Cup Through the Years World Cup Winners All-Time World Cup LeadersAll-Time…

Ellison, Keith Maurice

(Encyclopedia) Ellison, Keith Maurice, 1963–, African-American politician, the first Muslim to be elected to the U.S. Congress; b. Detroit. A convert to Islam from Roman Catholicism while at Wayne…

Purdue University

(Encyclopedia) Purdue UniversityPurdue Universitypərdy&oomacr;ˈ, –d&oomacr;ˈ [key], main campus at West Lafayette, Ind.; land-grant with state support; coeducational; chartered 1865, opened…

River Rouge

(Encyclopedia) River RougeRiver Rouger&oomacr;zh [key], city (1990 pop. 11,314), Wayne co., SE Mich., an industrial suburb of Detroit, on the Detroit and Rouge rivers; settled c.1817, inc. 1899.…

Browne, Thomas

(Encyclopedia) Browne, Thomas, d. 1825, Loyalist commander in the American Revolution. A resident of Augusta, Ga., he was the victim of colonist violence in 1775, when he was tarred and feathered for…

Breeder's Cup Distaff Results

Distaff Distances: 11/4 miles (1984-87); 11/8 miles (since 1988).Year Winner (Margin)Time Jockey Trainer 2nd place 3rd place1984 Princess Rooney (7)2:022/5 Eddie Delahoussaye Neil Drysdale…

Blass, Bill

(Encyclopedia) Blass, Bill (William Ralph Blass), 1922–2002, American fashion designer, b. Fort Wayne, Ind. Active for three decades, he was most noted for high-quality, high-priced, and…

Blunt, James Gilpatrick

(Encyclopedia) Blunt, James Gilpatrick, 1826–81, American physician and Union general in the Civil War, b. Hancock co., Maine. He practiced medicine in Ohio and later in Kansas, where he became…