(Encyclopedia) Castro, CiprianoCastro, Ciprianosēprēäˈnō [key]Castro, Cipriano käsˈtrō [key], 1858?–1924, president of Venezuela (1901–8). In 1899 he usurped the government, overthrowing Andrade.…
MEN Mountain Bike Cross Country (30.7 miles): 1. Miguel Martinez, FRA (2:09:03); 2. Filip Meirhaeghe, BEL (2:10:05); 3. Christoph Sauser, SWI (2:11:20). Road Individual Road Race (240 km): 1. Jan…
Each year Travelandleisure.com and CNN Headline News ask more than 60,000 Americans what they like—and don't like—about 25 large American cities and used…
Each year Travelandleisure.com posts an online survey asking Americans what they like—and don't like—about 35 large U.S. cities and use the poll results…
First Olympic Appearance: 2000 by Mike Morrison and Mark Zurlo Related Links Olympics Overview 2008 Encyclopedia: Martial ArtsAfter being showcased as a demonstration sport in 1988 in Seoul…
Check out the lists of minorities and women in the 110th Congress, along with which state and political party they represented. The 110th Congress was the meeting of the legislative branch of the…
(Encyclopedia) Joanna (Joanna the Mad), 1479–1555, Spanish queen of Castile and León (1504–55), daughter of Ferdinand II and Isabella I. She succeeded to Castile and León at the death of her mother.…
(Encyclopedia) Montherlant, Henri deMontherlant, Henri deäNrēˈ də môNtĕrläNˈ [key], 1896–1972, French writer. His novels are decadent and egotistical and glorify force and masculinity. Montherlant…
(Encyclopedia) Alfonsín, RaúlAlfonsín, Raúlrä-&oomacr;lˈ älfônsēnˈ [key] (Raúl Ricardo Alfonsín Foulkes), 1927–2009, president of Argentina (1983–89). A long-time political activist, a member of…
