cinematographer Award-winning Japanese-American director of photography who is considered one of the most talented camera operators in Hollywood. His rise to the top was a long one. A graduate of…
Born: June 19, 1967Norwegian cross-country skier winner of a record eight gold and 12 overall Winter Olympic medals from 1992-98. See also: Bjorn Daehlie: The winningest Winter Olympian.
The Adventures of Punxsutawney Phil, Wiarton Willie,
and Pothole Pete
by Holly Hartman
February 2 brings the most-watched weather forecast of the year—and the only one led by a rodent. Legend…
(Encyclopedia) Day, Benjamin Henry, 1810–89, American journalist. He learned the printer's trade in the office of the Springfield (Mass.) Republican and opened a printing office in New York City.…
The early Olympic Games were celebrated as a religious festival from 776 B.C. until 393 A.D., when the games were banned for being a pagan festival (the Olympics celebrated the Greek god Zeus). In…
The sport of the Vikings Bjorn Daehlie Related Links 2014 Winter Olympics Cross-Country Through the YearsEncyclopedia: Skiing Memorable Moments Bjorn Daehlie…
Think shuffleboard on ice
by Mike Morrison and Christine Frantz Related Links 2010 Winter Olympics Memorable Olympic Moments Birth of the Modern Olympics…
(Encyclopedia) curlewcurlewkûrˈl&oomacr; [key], common name for large shore birds of both hemispheres, generally brown and buff in color and with decurved bills. There are eight species,…
(Encyclopedia) chernozemchernozemchĕrˈnəzĕmˌ [key] or black earth, variety of soil rich in organic matter in the form of humus. It is generally a modified type of loess. True chernozem is black in…
