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2000 Olympics: Diving

MEN 3m Springboard: 1. Xiong Ni, CHN (708.72 pts); 2. Fernando Platas, MEX (708.42); 3. Dmitri Sautin, RUS (703.20). 10m Platform: 1. Tian Liang, CHN (724.53 pts); 2. Hu Jia, CHN (713.55); 3.…

Dee, John

(Encyclopedia) Dee, John, 1527–1608, English mathematician and occultist. He was educated at Cambridge. Accused of practicing sorcery against Queen Mary I, he was acquitted and later was a favorite…

bushrangers

(Encyclopedia) bushrangers, bandits who terrorized the bush country of Australia in the 19th cent. The first bushrangers (c.1806–44) were mainly escaped convicts who fled to the bush and organized…

May Fourth Movement

(Encyclopedia) May Fourth Movement (1919), first mass movement in modern Chinese history. On May 4, about 5,000 university students in Beijing protested the Versailles Conference (Apr. 28, 1919)…

Xi Jinping

(Encyclopedia) Xi Jinping Xi Jinping shē jēnpēng [key], 1953–, Chinese political leader, b. Beijing. He is the son…

Donen, Stanley

(Encyclopedia) Donen, Stanley, 1924–2019, American film director, choreographer, and producer, b. Columbia, S.C. He is best known for directing some of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's finest musicals. In 1940…

Selected Fashion Designers and Models

Oleg Cassini See also Notable Women Designers and Models People in the News Recent Obituaries Related Links Fashion Timeline What is Haute Couture? History of Costume Fashion and…