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Women in Media

  Oprah Winfrey Biographies ofNotable Women Actresses Adventurers Artists Athletes Businesswomen Comediennes Congresswomen Educators and Scholars Fashion Designers and Models…

Kentucky Derby Quiz

Kentucky Derby Answer Key 1. How long is the Kentucky Derby?1 mile1 1/4 miles1 1/8 miles2. Which race is not part of Horse Racing's Triple Crown?Kentucky DerbyKentucky OaksBelmont Stakes 3.…

People Who Died in 2015

Biographies Deaths of 2015 See also 2014 Deaths 2013 Deaths 2012 Deaths 2011 Deaths More Deaths Related Links 2015 Current Events Biographies by Category Arts and Entertainment…

Books for Everyone: Classic Picture Books

  Ages Four and Up Books that delight practically everyone   by Holly Hartman A six-year-old who crashes parties at New York's posh Plaza Hotel. A talking dog and her astonished family.…

Women in Sports: Swimming

Swimming became an Olympic event in 1908, but women weren't allowed to compete until 1912. Fanny Durack of Australia became the first female to win a…

Alcatraz

(Encyclopedia) AlcatrazAlcatrazălˈkətrăzˌ [key] [Sp. Álcatraces=pelicans], rocky island in San Francisco Bay, W Calif, about one mile (1.61 km) north of San Francisco. Alcatraz was first sighted by…

Clemens, Roger

(Encyclopedia) Clemens, Roger (William Roger Clemens)Clemens, Rogerklĕmˈənz [key], 1962–, American baseball player, b. Dayton, Ohio. Noted for his competitive fire and nicknamed “Roger the Rocket,”…

Great Zimbabwe

(Encyclopedia) Great ZimbabweGreat Zimbabwezĭmbäbˈwā [key] [Bantu,=stone houses], ruined city, SE Zimbabwe, near Masvingo (formerly Fort Victoria). Its mortarless, curving granite walls and buildings…

mendelevium

(Encyclopedia) mendeleviummendeleviummĕndəlāvˈēəm [key], artificially produced radioactive chemical element; symbol Md; at. no. 101; mass no. of most stable isotope 258; m.p. 827℃; b.p. and sp. gr.…