First Olympic Appearance: 1896 (men); 1912 (women) by John Gettings and Mark Zurlo Related Links Olympics Overview 2008 Encyclopedia: Swimming Did You Know? The water…
actor, director, producerBorn: 1/3/1956Birthplace: Peekskill, New York Academy Award-winning actor, director and producer who first appeared in Australian cult films, including Mad Max (1979) and…
actorBorn: 1/17/1884Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri A silent- and sound-era film actor, he is especially remembered for playing villains in such westerns as The Big Stampede (1932) and The Devil…
An hour is 60 minutes.The hours between 12 midnight and 12 noon are A.M. (ante “before” meridiem).The hours between 12 noon and 12 midnight are P.M. (post “after” meridiem)Sailor time is used on a…
Vietnamese children look forward to the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, when they celebrate Trung Thu, a mid-fall festival commemorating the moon at its brightest and most beautiful.…
XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX by Mark Zurlo The National Football League has become America's favorite sport. Want to know more about your favorite team? Check out these team profiles.…
(Paris, France, May 27-June. 10, 2007) Men's singles—Rafael Nadal defeats Roger Federer 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 Women's singles—Justine Henin-Hardenne defeats…
George W. Bush's secretary of Education Born: 6/17/1933Birthplace: Monticello, Miss. As superintendent of the Houston Independent School District, Paige has revitalized the country's seventh-…
