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Dragons

Dragons deserve a category all their own because they are beasts found all over the world. But there are two distinct types of dragon: the dragon of the Western world and the dragon of the Eastern…

Cecil Fielding WHITE, Congress, CA (1900-1992)

WHITE, Cecil Fielding, a Representative from California; born in Temple, Bell County, Tex., December 12, 1900; attended the public schools of Fort Smith, Ark.; at sixteen years of age joined…

2004 Olympics: Yachting

MENEvent FinnBen Ainslie, GBR Rafael Trujillo, ESP Mateusz Kusznicrewicz, POL470Burnham / Foerster, USA Glanfield / Rogers, GBR Seki / Todoroki, JPNMistral SailboardGal…

Ferrets

Almanac—Cool Stuff—Pets Ferrets How to Care for Ferrets 1: Pick Out Some Furniture Ferrets' ancestors were den animals, so the home you create should be like a den, too. Use a wire cage that's at…

Taekwondo

MEN Flyweight (under 128 lbs): 1. Michail Mouroutsos, GRE def. 2. Gabriel Esparza, SPA (4-2); 3. Huang Chih-Hsiung, TPE def. Gabriel Alberto Taraburelli, ARG (3-0). Featherweight (under 148 lbs): 1…

2000 Olympics

Sydney A record 10,651 athletes (4,069 of them women) from 199 nations participate; the only nation excluded is Afghanistan. North and South Korea enter the stadium under one flag. Australian…

1996 Olympics: Yachting

Open Laser: 1. Robert Scheidt, BRA (26 pts); 2. Ben Ainslie, GBR (37); 3. Peer Moberg, NOR (46). Tornado: 1. Jose Luis Ballester & Fernando Leon, SPA (30 pts); 2. Mitch Booth & Andrew…

2004 Olympics: Table Tennis

MENSinglesSeung Min Ryu, KOR Hao Wang, CHN Liqin Wang, CHNDoublesMa / Chen, CHN Ko / Li, HKG Maze / Tugwell, DENWOMENEvent SinglesYining Zhang, CHN Hyang Mi Kim, PRK…

Giving Pledge Participants

The United States is home to roughly 40% of the world's billionaires. About 10% of America's richest citizens have committed to participate in the Giving Pledge and donate at least 50% of their…

2004 Olympics: Badminton

MENEvent SinglesTaufik Hidayat, INA Seung Mo Shon, KOR Soni Dwi Kuncoro, INADoublesKim / Ha, S. Kor.  Lee / Yoo, S. Kor. Hian / Limpele, INAWOMENEvent SinglesNing…