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Which Sport Is It? Origin of Athlete Nicknames Sports Superstitions The Martial Arts The Wide World of Sports Homegrown Sports Back Numbers #1 Sport Worldwide Official…

Clair Bee

Born: Mar. 2, 1896Basketball coach who led LIU to 2 undefeated seasons (1936,39) and 2 NIT titles (1939,41) his teams won 95 percent of their games between 1931-51, including 43 in a row from 1935-…

Budd Boetticher

Oscar Boetticher Jr.film directorBorn: 7/29/1916Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois director who helmed several low-budget but highly regarded Westerns in the 1950s and '60s. Randolph Scott starred in…

William Harrison GEST, Congress, IL (1838-1912)

GEST, William Harrison, a Representative from Illinois; born in Jacksonville, Morgan County, Ill., January 7, 1838; moved with his parents to Rock Island in 1842; was graduated from Williams…

Chemistry: Solids

SolidsChemistrySolidsWhat Are Solids?Why Are Solids Solid?Types of Solids You may have noticed that this assumes you know what solids, liquids, and gases are. Though most chemistry books define…