(Encyclopedia) Villèle, Jean Baptiste Séraphin Joseph, comte deVillèle, Jean Baptiste Séraphin Joseph, comte dezhäN bätēstˈ sāräfăNˈ zhôzĕfˈ kôNt də vēlĕlˈ [key], 1773–1854, French statesman and…
Distributor:ScholasticAge Level:6 and older President Lincoln was a busy man with many family responsibilities, but he still had time to run country! With great humor and finesse, Rex Robbins…
Carol M. Highsmith will donate her photos to the Library of Congress by Beth Rowen The Lincoln Memorial by Carol HighsmithRelated Links National Park Slideshow…
Race to the Finish Three-time Boston Marathon Wheelchair Winner Louise Sauvage by John Gettings Sauvage and Driscoll's photo finish. (Source/Wide World Photos)It was the closest finish in…
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1470 To hide her pregnancy, Queen Juana of Portugal wore the first hoop skirt.1477 Anne of Burgundy became the first woman to receive a diamond engagement ring. It was given to her by Maximilian I…
Men 50m Free Pistol: 1. Boris Kokorev, RUS (666.40 pts); 2. Igor Basinski, BLR (662.00); 3. Roberto DiDonna, ITA (661.80). 50m Free Rifle/3 Positions: 1. Jean Pierre Amat, FRA (1273.90 pts); 2.…
French quartet that dominated men's tennis in 1920s and '30s, winning 8 straight French singles titles (1925-32), 6 Wimbledons in a row (1924-29) and 6 consecutive Davis Cups (1927-32)— Jean…
(Jean Louis Kerouac)novelistBorn: 3/12/1922Birthplace: Lowell, Massachusetts Novelist and leader of the Beat generation. His books include On the Road (1957), considered the lasting testament of…
