Find everything you need and want to know about the British Royal Family, past and present. Read biographies and find information about royal weddings — and royal scandals…
March Madness 2002 A look into the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Gerry Brown For college basketball fans, it's the greatest week of the year. The days of the week following what…
Senate Years of Service: 1993-1993Party: DemocratKRUEGER, Robert Charles, a Representative and a Senator from Texas; born in New Braunfels, Comal County, Tex., September 19, 1935; attended New…
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Born: Dec. 27, 1941Basketball coached Arkansas to consecutive NCAA finals, beating Duke in 1994 and losing to UCLA in '95; school bought out his contract in 2002, ending his 17-year reign.
Holy Roman Empire: EmperorsCharlemagne (Charles I), emperor of the West (800–814), Carolingian king of the Franks (768–814)Charles II, emperor of the West (875–77) and king of the West Franks (843…
(Encyclopedia) Saxe-MeiningenSaxe-Meiningensăks-mīnˈĭng-ən [key], Ger. Sachsen-Meiningen, former duchy, Thuringia, central Germany. The capital was Meiningen. A possession of the Ernestine branch of…
Born: Nov. 4, 1930Basketball G and Baseball SS 2-time basketball All-America at Duke and college Player of Year in 1951; won NL MVP award as shortstop with Pittsburgh in 1960; won World Series with…
(Encyclopedia) Vladimir II (Vladimir Monomakh) or Volodymyr II, 1053–1125, grand duke of Kiev (1113–25); son of Vsevolod I, prince of Pereyaslavl and grand duke of Kiev (ruled 1078–93). On his father…
