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Frescobaldi, Girolamo

(Encyclopedia) Frescobaldi, GirolamoFrescobaldi, Girolamojērôˈlämō frāskōbälˈdē [key], 1583–1643, Italian organist and composer. He became organist at St. Peter's in Rome in 1608, where huge crowds…

Cortona

(Encyclopedia) Cortona Cortona kōrtōˈnä [key], town, Tuscany, central Italy. It is an agricultural and tourist…

Castracani, Castruccio

(Encyclopedia) Castracani, CastruccioCastracani, Castrucciokästr&oomacr;tˈchō kästräkäˈnē [key], 1281–1328, duke of Lucca. His early life was spent in exile. After his return he was made captain…

Tetrazzini, Luisa

(Encyclopedia) Tetrazzini, LuisaTetrazzini, Luisalwēˈzä tāträt-tsēˈnē [key], 1871–1940, Italian coloratura soprano. She made her debut in Florence in 1890. After appearances in Spain, Portugal,…

Üsküdar

(Encyclopedia) ÜsküdarÜsküdarüsküˈdär [key] or ScutariÜsküdarsk&oomacr;ˈtərē [key], urban district, part of İstanbul, Turkey, on the Asian side of the Bosporus. It is a commercial and industrial…

2008 Olympics: Canoe Slalom

These are the medal winners of the men's and women's canoe slalom events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. MENEvent ScoreKayak 1Alexander Grimm, GER171.70 Fabien Lefevre, FRA173.30 …

G - J

Dan GableRoman GabrielEddie GaedelClarence (Big House) GainesAlonzo (Jake) GaitherCito GastonRulon GardnerJustin GatlinLou GehrigCharley GehringerBernie GeoffrionGeorge GervinA. Bartlett…