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2000 Olympics: Badminton

MEN Singles: 1. Ji Xinpeng, CHN def. 2. Hendrawan, INA (15-4, 15-13); 3. Xia Xuanze, CHN def. Peter Gade, DEN (15-13, 15-5). Doubles: 1. Tony Gunawan & Candra Wijaya, INA def. 2. Lee Dong-Soo…

Alphonse ROY, Congress, NH (1897-1967)

ROY, Alphonse, a Representative from New Hampshire; born in St. Simon, Province of Quebec, Canada, October 26, 1897; moved to Manchester, N.H., in 1901; attended the parochial schools; engaged…

Elwood Haynes

inventorBorn: 10/14/1857Birthplace: Portland, Ind. Haynes was interested in metal alloys from an early age and began teaching himself from his sister's college chemistry textbook. In 1881 he…

Queen Elizabeth's Golden Jubilee

Queen Elizabeth Celebrates Golden Jubilee 50 years on the throne remembered by David Johnson Only four other monarchs have ruled Great Britain as long as Queen Elizabeth II…

Public Transportation: Subways

Underground RailroadsA short history of subterranean transport in America by Dan Shafto   The interior of a women's car on the early New York subway. Modern systems not only integrate the…

Eleanor of Provence

(Encyclopedia) Eleanor of ProvenceEleanor of ProvenceprôväNsˈ [key], d. 1291, queen consort of Henry III of England. The daughter of Raymond Berengar, count of Provence, she was married to Henry in…

Cúcuta

(Encyclopedia) Cúcuta Cúcuta k&oomacr;ˈk&oomacr;tä [key], city, capital of Norte de Santander dept., NE…

Cochabamba

(Encyclopedia) Cochabamba Cochabamba kōchäbämˈbä [key], city, alt. c.8,400 ft (2,560 m), capital of Cochabamba dept.,…

Noguchi, Hideyo

(Encyclopedia) Noguchi, HideyoNoguchi, Hideyohēdāˈyō nōg&oomacr;ˈchē [key], 1876–1928, Japanese bacteriologist, grad. Tokyo Medical College, 1897. He came to the United States c.1900 to work with…