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Best-Selling Children's Books, 2003

Source: Publishers Weekly.HardcoverHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, J. K. RowlingThe Slippery Slope (A Series of Unfortunate Events #10), Lemony Snicket; illustrated by Brett…

SPRAGUE, William, Congress, RI (1830-1915)

Senate Years of Service: 1863-1875 Party: Republican; Liberal Republican SPRAGUE, William, (nephew of William Sprague [1799-1856], son-in-law of Salmon P. Chase), a Senator from Rhode…

Debussy, Claude Achille

(Encyclopedia) Debussy, Claude AchilleDebussy, Claude Achilleklôd äshēlˈ dəbüsēˈ [key], 1862–1918, French composer, exponent of musical impressionism. He studied for 11 years at the Paris…

Troy , cities, United States

(Encyclopedia) Troy. 1 City (1990 pop. 13,051), seat of Pike co., SE Ala., on the Conecuh River; inc. 1843. Products include lumber and wood items, textiles, truck bodies, feed, plastics, and pecans…

Boleyn, Anne

(Encyclopedia) Boleyn, AnneBoleyn, Anneb&oobreve;lˈĭn, b&oobreve;lĭnˈ [key], 1507?–1536, second queen consort of Henry VIII and mother of Elizabeth I. She was the daughter of Sir Thomas…

2006 Freestyle Skiing World Cup

2006 Freestyle Skiing World Cup ChampionsMenOverall—Tomas Kraus, Czech RepublicAerials—Dmitri Dashinski, BelarusMoguls—Dale Begg-Smith, AustraliaSki-Cross—Tomas Kraus, Czech RepublicHalfpipe—Kalle…

2013 Notable Books for Children

These books were chosen by a committee of librarians, educators, and other professionals for the Association for Library Service to Children. Younger…

2008 Olympics

Beijing Beijing Medal Table Track & Field Boxing Gymnastics Swimming…

The 1998 Emmy Awards

50th Emmy Awards: Miniseries Nominees prev | outstanding miniseries | directing | lead roles | supporting roles | next Outstanding Miniseries More Tales of the City (Showtime) From the Earth…

Other 2004 Summer Olympic Games Champions

ArcheryMen's individual—Marco Galiazzo, ItalyMen's team—South KoreaWomen's individual—Sung Hyun Park, South KoreaWomen's team—South KoreaBadmintonMen's singles—Taufik Hidayat, IndonesiaMen's…