Ligety and Shiffrin skiing toward the podium Related Links 2014 Winter OlympicsMemorable Olympic MomentsHistory of Alpine SkiingAlpine Skiing Through the YearsEncyclopedia:…
(another pen name, Jonathan Ryder)novelistBorn: 5/25/1927Birthplace: New York City suspense novelist whose fast-paced books about spies and international conspiracies have sold more than 290…
(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.…
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) 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…
(Encyclopedia) rye grass, short-lived perennial, leafy, tufted plant belonging to the family Poaceae (grass family). Two species are grown in the United States—Italian rye grass (Lolium multiflorum…
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…
