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Winter Olympics Biographies, A-Z

  A-D  | E-I  | J-L  | M-Z Anita DeFrantz Tenley Albright, American figure skater Oksana Baiul, Ukrainian figure skater Bonnie Blair, American speed skater Herb Brooks, American hockey…

Moussorgsky, Modest Petrovich

(Encyclopedia) Moussorgsky, Modest PetrovichMoussorgsky, Modest Petrovichmədyĕstˈ pĕtrôˈvĭch m&oomacr;sôrgˈskē [key], 1839–81, Russian composer. His name is also transliterated as Mussorgsky and…

Piaget, Jean

(Encyclopedia) Piaget, JeanPiaget, JeanzhäNpyäˈjā [key], 1896–1980, Swiss psychologist, known for his research in developmental psychology. After receiving a degree in zoology from the Univ. of…

Sac and Fox

(Encyclopedia) Sac and Fox, closely related Native Americans of the Algonquian branch of the Algonquian-Wakashan linguistic stock (see Native American languages). Sac and Fox culture was of the…

Olympic Scandal

Looking for information about the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin? Five-Ring Circus Bribery scandal tarnishes Olympic gold by Gerry Brown President Juan Antonio Samaranch.IT'S BEEN…

baroque, in art and architecture

(Encyclopedia) baroquebaroquebərōkˈ [key], in art and architecture, a style developed in Europe, England, and the Americas during the 17th and early 18th cent. The baroque style is characterized by…

Entertainment Bios — R

Francisco RabalDorothy RabinowitzRadioheadGilda RadnerBen RaeburnRage Against the MachineSam M. RaimiMa RaineyClaude RainsBonnie RaittHarold RamisJoey RamoneMichael RapaportBasil RathboneDan…

Museums on Display

People have been collecting precious objects since at least the 3rd century B.C. That's when the Museum of Alexandria was open for business. Through the ages, members of royalty, universities and…

Other Selected Athletes

Lance Armstrong winning the 1999 Tour de France See also Lance Armstrong Notable Summer Olympians, A-Z Notable Winter Olympics Biographies, A-Z People in the News Recent Obituaries…