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Benefit GamesDate Occasion Host Coaches2/14/34 Ace Bailey Benefit Toronto 7, All-Stars 3 Toronto Dick Irvin, Lester Patrick11/3/37 Howie Morenz Memorial All-Stars 6, Montreals* 5 Montreal…Pawnee
(Encyclopedia) PawneePawneepônēˈ [key], Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Caddoan branch of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic stock (see Native American languages). At one time the…red giant
(Encyclopedia) red giant, star that is relatively cool but very luminous because of its great size. All normal stars are expected to pass eventually through a red-giant phase as a consequence of…sidereal time
(Encyclopedia) sidereal time (ST), time measured relative to the fixed stars; thus, the sidereal day is the period during which the earth completes one rotation on its axis so that some chosen star…Pleiades, in astronomy
(Encyclopedia) PleiadesPleiadesplēˈədēz, plīˈ– [key], in astronomy, famous open star cluster in the constellation Taurus; cataloged as M45. The cluster consists of some 500 stars, has a diameter of…Acrux
(Encyclopedia) AcruxAcruxāˈkrəks [key] [from the Bayer designation α Crucis], brightest star in the constellation Crux (Southern Cross); 1992 position R.A. 12h26.2m, Dec. −63°04′. Its apparent…Betelgeuse
(Encyclopedia) BetelgeuseBetelgeusebētˈəlj&oomacr;zˌ [key], bright star in the constellation Orion; Bayer designation α Orionis; 1992 position R.A. 5h54.8m, Dec. +7°24′. A red supergiant with a…nova
(Encyclopedia) nova: see supernova; variable star.cluster
(Encyclopedia) cluster, in astronomy: see star cluster; galaxy.Trevino, Lee
(Encyclopedia) Trevino, Lee, 1939–, American golfer, b. Dallas, Tex. Personable, witty, and extremely popular, he won the U.S. Open twice (1968 and 1971), the British Open twice (1971–72), and the…Trending
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