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Winter Olympics Memorable Moments: Sonja Henie

Ten world championships, four Olympic appearances, and three consecutive Olympic gold medals by John Gettings Sonja Henie and Dick Button Related Links 2014 Winter OlympicsFigure Skating…

Roman roads

(Encyclopedia) Roman roads, ancient system of highways linking Rome with its provinces. Their primary purpose was military, but they also were of great commercial importance and brought the distant…

Biographies of Famous African Americans

  Aaliyah–Ewing | Farmer–Innis | Jackson–Ludacris | Mac–Puckett | Rabb–Swoopes | Tanner–Van Der Zee Browse by category Government Officials Civil Rights Leaders Religious…

Halprin, Anna

(Encyclopedia) Halprin, Anna, 1920-2021, b. Wilmette, Il., as Ann Dorothy Schuman. She began studying dance as a child, and then briefly attended the…

James, P. D.

(Encyclopedia) James, P. D. (Phyllis Dorothy James White, Baroness James of Holland Park), 1920–2014, English mystery novelist, b. Oxford. From 1964 to 1979 she worked in the forensic science and…

Van Doren, Mark

(Encyclopedia) Van Doren, Mark 1894–1973, American poet and critic, b. Hope, Vermilion co., Ill., Ph.D. Columbia, 1920; brother of Carl Van Doren. He taught English at Columbia (1920–59), where he…

2018 Winter Olympics: Figure Skating

Artistry takes center stage Source: Paul Chiasson/Canadian Press via APRelated Links 2018 Winter Olympics Figure Skating Through the Years Encyclopedia: Figure Skating Memorable Moments Sonja…

Children as Authors

Many children have written books that have been published. One of the first we know about is Francis Hawkins. In 1641, when he was 8 years old, he wrote a book of manners for children called Youth…