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Bloomberg, Michael Rubens

(Encyclopedia) Bloomberg, Michael Rubens, 1942–, American businessman and politician, mayor of New York City (2002–2013), b. Boston, Mass., B.S. Johns Hopkins, 1964, M.B.A. Harvard, 1966. Rising…

Chiapas

(Encyclopedia) Chiapas Chiapas chēäˈpäs [key], state, 28,732 sq mi (74,416 sq km), SE Mexico, on the Pacific Ocean…

Zapotec

(Encyclopedia) ZapotecZapoteczäˈpətĕk, säˈ– [key], indigenous people of Mexico, primarily in S Oaxaca and on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. Little is known of the origin of the Zapotec. Unlike most…

Olympics: Beijing 2008

      Marathon runners, Greece 1896 Summer Olympics History Olympic Athletes A-Z Through The Years By Country: All-Time Medal Standings By Athlete: All-Time Leading…

Mondavi, Robert Gerald

(Encyclopedia) Mondavi, Robert GeraldMondavi, Robert Geraldməndäˈvē [key], 1913–2008, American vintner who was in the forefront of establishing California as a major table-wine-producing region and…

Olympic Preview: Trampoline

First Olympic Appearance: 2000 by John Gettings and Mark Zurlo Related Links Olympics Overview 2008 Encyclopedia: Gymnastics  Did You Know?The trampoline bed, which is usually made of a…

Asian American Artists and Musicians

Zubin MehtaBiographies ofNotable Asian Pacific AmericansA-Z ListGovernment Officials and PoliticiansBusiness and Media LeadersAthletes & Sports PersonalitiesScientistsEntertainers:…

Quinn, Anthony

(Encyclopedia) Quinn, Anthony (Anthony Rudolph Oaxaca Quinn), 1915–2001, American actor, b. Chihuahua, Mex. His family moved to Los Angeles when he was four years old. Quinn had a number of jobs…

Bely, Andrei

(Encyclopedia) Bely, AndreiBely, Andreiəndrāˈ byĕˈlē [key], pseud. of Boris Nikolayevich BugayevBoris Nikolayevich Bugayevbûryēsˈ nyĭkəlīˈəvyĭchˌ b&oomacr;gīˈĭf [key], 1880–1934, Russian writer.…

quetzal

(Encyclopedia) quetzalquetzalkĕtsälˈ [key] or quezalquezalkāsälˈ [key], common name for a magnificent bird of the family Trogonidae (trogon family), found in the rain forests from S Mexico to Costa…