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2014 Olympics: Snowboarding

U.S.-dominated crowd pleaser Related Links 2014 Winter OlympicsHistory of SnowboardingSki Jumping Through the YearsShaun White biography The United States is a force to be reckoned with…

NFL Football Preview 1999: AFC East

AFC East New York Jets - Well that didn't take long, did it? In just two seasons, coach Bill Parcells took a team that was 1-15, the laughingstock of the NFL, and transformed it into a…

performance art

(Encyclopedia) performance art, multimedia art form originating in the 1970s in which performance is the dominant mode of expression. Perfomance art may incorporate such elements as instrumental or…

December 2008 Current Events

Here are the key news events of the month organized into three categories: World News, U.S. News, and Business, Society, and Science News. World | Nation | Business/…

Winter Olympics Memorable Moments

The legends and foibles of the Winter Olympics   Alpine and Nordic Skiing An Avalanche Named Killy A controversial sweep in alpine skiing Franz Klammer The man who gave himself…

World Cup 1998

Click here for the 1998 World Cup Wrap-upForward Eric Wynalda (r) and the rugged American squad hope to better their surprising success of the '94 World Cup. They have a tough road ahead,…

2018 Winter Olympics: Speed Skating

Mass start brings a new twist to an old classic Source: AP Photo/Jens MeyerRelated Links 2018 Winter Olympics Speed Skating Through the Years Short Track Speed Skating Through the Years…

Orwell, George

(Encyclopedia) Orwell, George, pseud. of Eric Arthur Blair, 1903–50, British novelist and essayist, b. Bengal, India. He is best remembered for his scathingly satirical and frighteningly political…

Black Muslims

(Encyclopedia) Black Muslims, African-American religious movement in the United States, split since the late 1970s into the American Society of Muslims and the Nation of Islam. The original group was…