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2007 World Championships

at Fort William, Great Britain. Men Cross Country (Elite) Julien Absalon, FRA Downhill (Elite…

Laura Welch Bush

First LadyBorn: 11/4/1946Birthplace: Midland, Texas A Midland, Texas native, Laura Bush holds a BA from Southern Methodist University and an MA in library science from the University of Texas at…

Figure Skating: 2006 World Championships

(March 20–26, 2006, Calgary, Canada)Men's singles1. Stephane Lambiel, Switzerland2. Brian Joubert, France3. Evan Lysacek, United StatesWomen's singles1. Kimmie Meissner, United States2. Fumie…

What side of the road do you drive on?

The Question: Which countries of the world drive on the left? The Answer: For the answer to this question we're going to refer you to What side of the…

Davis, Stuart

(Encyclopedia) Davis, Stuart, 1894–1964, American painter, b. Philadelphia, studied with Robert Henri in New York City. At the age of 19 he did drawings and covers for The Masses and exhibited in the…

Moss, Sir Stirling Craufurd

(Encyclopedia) Moss, Sir Stirling Craufurd, 1929–2020, British auto racing driver. Known for his sportsmanship, speed, and courage, Moss became a full-time driver on the Grand Prix circuit in 1953.…

Robinson, Sugar Ray

(Encyclopedia) Robinson, Sugar Ray, 1920–89, American boxer, b. Detroit as Walker Smith, Jr. He began boxing after three years of high school in New York City. Having won all his amateur fights (…

Tupac Amaru

(Encyclopedia) Tupac AmaruTupac Amarut&oomacr;päkˈ ämäˈr&oomacr; [key], 1742?–1781, leader of indigenous peoples in the viceroyalty of Peru, baptized José Gabriel Condorcanqui. A man of some…

Wright, Judith

(Encyclopedia) Wright, Judith (Judith Arundell Wright), 1915–2000, Australian poet. After graduating from the Univ. of Sydney, she worked variously as a clerk, secretary, and statistician. She is…

James Hubert BILBRAY, Congress, NV (1938)

BILBRAY, James Hubert, (cousin of Brian P. Bilbray), a Representative from Nevada; born in Las Vegas, Clark County, Nev., May 19, 1938; graduated from Las Vegas High School, Las Vegas, Nev.;…