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2000 Olympics: Sailing

OPEN Laser: 1. Ben Ainslie, GBR (42 pts); 2. Robert Scheidt, BRA (44); 3. Michael Blackburn, AUS (60). Tornado: 1. Hans Peter Steinacher & Roman Hagara, AUT (16 pts); 2. John Forbes &…

Matchbox 20

rock band Matchbox 20's debut, Yourself or Someone Like You (1996) was a bit late to the grunge-rock party defined by early-90's acts like Nirvana, Soundgarden, and Pearl Jam. Yet the band's…

Philippines: Presidents

Presidents Manuel L. Quezon (1935–1944)   Jorge B. Vargas, president of the Executive Commission of the Philippine Council of State (1943)   José P. Laurel (1943–1945)   Sergio…

Frei Montalva, Eduardo Nicanor

(Encyclopedia) Frei Montalva, Eduardo NicanorFrei Montalva, Eduardo Nicanorāˌᵺwärˈᵺō nēkänōrˈ frā mōntälˈvä [key], 1911–82, president of Chile (1964–70). A lawyer and editor, he was a founder (1938)…

Rulers of Spain since 1474 (table)

(Encyclopedia) Rulers of Spain since 1474(including dates of reign) Union of Castile and Aragón Isabella I (of Castile), ruled jointly with Ferdinand II (of Aragón), 1474–1504 Ferdinand II,…

Suárez González, Adolfo

(Encyclopedia) Suárez González, AdolfoSuárez González, Adolfoädôlˈfō swäˈrāth gōnthäˈlĕth [key], 1932–2014, Spanish lawyer and political leader. Because he had worked in the Nationalist Movement (the…