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Lessing, Doris

(Encyclopedia) Lessing, Doris, 1919–2013, British novelist, b. Kermanshah, Persia (now Iran) as Doris May Tayler. Largely self-educated, she was brought up on a farm in Southern Rhodesia (now…

Entertainment Bios — A

AaliyahClaudio AbbadoBerenice AbbottBud AbbottGeorge AbbottF. Murray AbrahamKathy AckerBryan AdamsCindy AdamsDouglas AdamsScott AdamsAerosmithBen AffleckJames AgeeChristina AguileraAi Danny…

Kids from Cambodia

Continent: Southeastern AsiaClimate: Tropical. Monsoon season runs from May to November School: Only about 45% of Cambodian kids finish elementary school. The figure is much lower for children who…

U.S. Government

The Capitol rotunda is the physical and symbolic center of Congress (and formerly the physical center of D.C.)  The government of the United States is one of the biggest in the world—over…

College Basketball

Former Princeton Tiger and former U.S. Senator Bill Bradley holds the single-game Final Four record, scoring 58 points in 1965 in the now-defunct Final Four consolation game.“Pistol” Pete Maravich…

Top 10 Vinyl Albums, 2012

For the fifth year in a row, more vinyl albums were purchased than any previous year in the history of Nielsen SoundScan. In 2012, vinyl albums reached 4.6 million in sales, an increase…

Summer Olympics Through the Years: 1924

ParisTop 10 StandingsLeading Medal WinnersTrack & FieldSwimmingTeam SportsBoxingCyclingEquestrianFencingGymnasticsModern PentathlonRowingShootingTennisWeightliftingFreestyle WrestlingGreco-…

Summer Olympics Through the Years: 1948

LondonTop 10 StandingsLeading Medal WinnersTrack & FieldSwimmingTeam SportsBoxingCanoeingCyclingEquestrianFencingGymnasticsModern PentathlonRowingShootingWeightliftingFreestyle WrestlingGreco-…

Summer Olympics Through the Years: 1952

HelsinkiTop 10 StandingsLeading Medal WinnersTrack & FieldSwimmingTeam SportsBoxingCanoeingCyclingEquestrianFencingGymnasticsModern PentathlonRowingShootingWeightliftingFreestyle WrestlingGreco…

Summer Olympics Through the Years: 1956

MelbourneTop 10 StandingsLeading Medal WinnersTrack & FieldSwimmingTeam SportsBoxingCanoeingCyclingEquestrianFencingGymnasticsModern PentathlonRowingShootingWeightliftingFreestyle…