First Olympic Appearance: 1964 by Gerry Brown and Mark Zurlo Related Links Olympics Overview 20122008 Summer Games: VolleyballEncyclopedia: Volleyball Did You Know?Volleyball was invented…
Le Va, Barry Edward
(Encyclopedia) Le Va, Barry Edward, 1941-2021, American sculptor and performance artist, b. Long Beach, Ca., Otis Art Instit. (B.A., 1964; M.F.A.,…
(Encyclopedia) McEwan, Ian (Ian Russell McEwan)McEwan, Ianməky&oomacr;ˈən [key], 1948–, English novelist, b. Aldershot, B.A. Univ. of Sussex, 1970, M.A. Univ. of East Anglia, 1971. His early…
(Encyclopedia) Wilson, Robert, 1941–, dramatist, director, and designer, b. Waco, Tex. He began his arts career as a painter. A leading figure in postmodern theater since 1963, when he arrived in New…
(Encyclopedia) Youth, Isle of, Span. Isla de la Juventud, island and special municipality (1989 est. pop. 71,500), 1,180 sq mi (3,056 sq km), off SW Cuba, from which it is separated by the Batabanó…
(Encyclopedia) skin diving, act of swimming freely underwater. It is done with the aid of a face mask, swimming fins for the feet, and either a snorkel breathing tube or scuba [acronym for self-…
(Encyclopedia) subsidence, lowering of a portion of the earth's crust. The subsidence of land areas over time has resulted in submergence by shallow seas (see oceans). Land subsidence can occur…
Mary Queen of Scots was the first woman to play golf. It was during her reign that the famous golf course at St. Andrews was built, in 1552. Mary coined…
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