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Santiaguito

(Encyclopedia) Santiaguito, volcano, Guatemala: see Santa María.

Wörther See

(Encyclopedia) Wörther See, lake, Austria: see Maria Wörth.

Women's History Month

A celebration of women's many accomplishments The women of the U.S. Supreme Court Source: AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais Women's History Month Nobel Winning…

York, Cardinal

(Encyclopedia) York, Cardinal: see Stuart, Henry Benedict Maria Clement.

2000 Olympics: Judo

Two bronze medals are awarded in each weight class.MEN Extra Lightweight (132 lbs): 1. Tadahiro Nomura, JPN def. 2. Jung Bu-Kyung, S. Kor; 3. Manolo Poulot, CUB and Aidyn Smagulov, KGZ. Half-…

Sacheen Littlefeather

(Maria Cruz)actressBorn: 1947Birthplace: California Sacheen Littlefeather is best known for having appeared at Marlon Brando's behest at the Academy Awards ceremony in 1973, where, in Apache dress…

2000 Olympics: Shooting

MEN 50m Free Pistol: 1. Tanyu Kiriakov, BUL (666.0 pts); 2. Igor Basinsky, BLR (663.3); 3. Martin Tenk, CZR (662.5). 50m Free Rifle/3 Positions: 1. Rajmond Debevec, SLO (1,275.1 pts) OR; 2. Juha…

Rio Branco, José Maria da Silva Paranhos, barão do

(Encyclopedia) Rio Branco, José Maria da Silva Paranhos, barão doRio Branco, José Maria da Silva Paranhos, barão dozh&oobreve;zĕˈ mərēˈə də sēlˈvə pəräˈny&oobreve;s bərouNˈ d&oobreve; rēˈ…

Australian Open, 2007

(Melbourne, Australia, Jan. 15-28, 2007) Men's singles—Roger Federer defeats Fernando Gonzalez 7-6(2), 6-4, 6-4 Women's singles—Serena Williams defeats…

Australian Open, 2008

(Melbourne, Australia, Jan. 18-31, 2009) Men's singles—Novak Djokovic defeats Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6(2) Women's singles— Maria Sharapova…