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Fall Film Preview - Three Seasons

  Twenty-five-year-old Tony Bui is another young filmmaker sure to win a fair share of attention this fall. His debut, Three Seasons, makes outsider filmmaking history — it's…

Story, Joseph

(Encyclopedia) Story, Joseph, 1779–1845, American jurist, associate justice of the Supreme Court (1811–45), b. Marblehead, Mass. Admitted to the Massachusetts bar in 1801, he practiced law in Salem…

1000–1099 (A.D.) World History

Mesa VerdeCliff Dwellings(c. 1000–1300)Pete MaioCathedral and Tower at PisaTasha Vincentc. 1000–1300Classic Pueblo period of Anasazi culture; cliff dwellings.c. 1000Hungary and Scandinavia…

Ruthven

(Encyclopedia) RuthvenRuthvenrĭvˈən, r&oomacr;thˈvən [key], Scottish noble family, believed to trace its ancestry to Thor, a Saxon or Dane, who settled in Scotland in the reign of David I. The…

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…

1996 Olympics: Canoe/Kayak

Men Canoe Sprint 500m Singles: 1. Martin Doktor, CZE (1:49.93); 2. Slavomir Knazovicky, SVK (1:50.51); 3. Imre Pulai, HUN (1:50.75). Canoe Sprint 1000m Singles: 1. Martin Doktor, CZE (3:54.41); 2.…

NFL Football Preview 1999: NFC East

NFC East Dallas Cowboys - Put away your shovels because the Cowboys aren't dead yet. The Cowboys were humiliated by their 20-7 playoff loss to Arizona last season and would love…