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Triple Crown Races—2006

Kentucky Derby (Churchill Downs, Louisville, Ky., May 6, 2006.) Purse: $2,000,000. Distance: 11/4 mi. Order of finish: 1. Barbaro (Prado), mutuel returns: $14.20…

Other 2006 Grand Slam Champions

French Open (Roland Garros)(Paris, May 28–June 11, 2006)Men's singles—Rafael Nadal defeated Roger Federer, 1–6, 6–1, 6–4, 7–6 (7–4).Women's singles—Justine Henin-Hardenne defeated Svetlana…

Arber, Werner

(Encyclopedia) Arber, WernerArber, Wernervĕrˈnər ärˈbər [key], 1929–, Swiss microbiologist. A professor at the Univ. of Geneva (1960–70) and later at the Univ. of Basel (1971–), Arber worked with…

Islington

(Encyclopedia) Islington Islington ĭzˈlĭngtən [key], inner borough of Greater London, SE England. Islington, in the…

Choate, Rufus

(Encyclopedia) Choate, RufusChoate, Rufuschōt [key], 1799–1859, American lawyer and Congressman, b. Essex co., Mass.; uncle of Joseph Hodges Choate. Admitted to the bar in 1823, Rufus Choate gained…

The Star-Spangled Banner

—Francis Scott Key, 1814O say, can you see, by the dawn's early light,What so proudly we hail'd at the twilight's last gleaming?Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro' the perilous fight,O'er…

Uruguay Chiefs of State & Cabinet Members

Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign GovernmentsDate of Information: 10/25/2022[source] Pres. Luis Lacalle Pou Vice Pres. Beatriz Argimon Min. of Agriculture, Livestock, &…

Nathaniel CHIPMAN, Congress, VT (1752-1843)

Senate Years of Service: 1797-1803Party: FederalistCHIPMAN, Nathaniel, (brother of Daniel Chipman and grandfather of John Logan Chipman), a Senator from Vermont; born in Salisbury, Conn.,…