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Asian Americans in Government

Elaine ChaoBiographies ofNotable Asian Pacific AmericansA-Z ListGovernment Officials and PoliticiansBusiness and Media LeadersAthletes & Sports PersonalitiesScientistsEntertainers:…

Movies and Film: Ten Fabulous French Films

Ten Fabulous French FilmsMovies and FilmFrench Film HistoryIt's Art, Stupid!A Century of Cinematic SplendorBefore the WarSurfing the "New Wave"The Eighties and NinetiesTen Fabulous French Films…

1998 MTV Video Awards

MTV Video Awards: the Nomineesvideo of the year | female video | male video | group video | next VIDEO OF THE YEARBrandy & Monica"The Boy Is Mine"Madonna"Ray of Light"Puff Daddy & the…

Longest Celebrity Marriages

Sometimes it seems as though true Hollywood romance lives only on the screen, with real-life relationships as fleeting as the roll of the credits. The flesh-and-blood couples pictured here…

ignition

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Ignition system ignition, apparatus for igniting a combustible mixture. The German engineer Nikolaus A. Otto, in his first gas engine, used flame ignition; another method was…

Young, Brigham

(Encyclopedia) Young, BrighamYoung, Brighambrĭgˈəm [key], 1801–77, American religious leader, early head of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, b. Whitingham, Vt. Brigham Young was…

Gustavus I

(Encyclopedia) Gustavus IGustavus Igəstāˈvəs [key], 1496–1560, king of Sweden (1523–60), founder of the modern Swedish state and the Vasa dynasty. Known as Gustavus Eriksson before his coronation, he…

1996 Olympics: Rowing

(2000-meter course)Men Single Sculls: 1. Xeno Mueller, SWI (6:44.85); 2. Derek Porter, CAN (6:47.45); 3. Thomas Lange, GER (6:47.72). Lightweight Double Sculls: 1. Markus Gier & Michael Gier,…