(Encyclopedia) Abdullah IIAbdullah IIäbd&oobreve;lˈlä [key], 1962–, king of Jordan (1999–), b. Amman, educated at Sandhurst and Oxford in England and Georgetown Univ., Washington, D.C. He joined…
Head coach Chuck Daly's “Best Ever” 12-man NBA All-Star squad that headlined the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and easily won the basketball gold medal; co-captained by Larry Bird and Magic…
Born: Sept. 22, 1942Basketball marketing expert and NBA commissioner since 1984; took office the year Michael Jordan turned pro; has presided over stunning artistic and financial success of NBA…
Sneakers go back a long way. In the late 18th century, people wore rubber soled shoes called plimsolls, but they were pretty crude—for one thing, there was no right foot or left foot. Around 1892…
Short Season, Tall Task Can the NBA maintain its edge without his Airness? by Gerry Brown NBA also-rans are licking their chops now that the invincible trio of Phil Jackson,…
VAN HOUTEN, Isaac B., a Representative from New York; born in Clarkstown (now New City), Rockland County, N.Y., June 4, 1776; attended the common schools; engaged in milling and agricultural…
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(Encyclopedia) Jackson, Phil (Philip Douglas Jackson), 1945–, American basketball player and coach, b. Deer Lodge, Mont. Jackson was an All-American at the Univ. of North Dakota. Drafted by the New…
Below is the composition of the 113th Congress' House of Representatives, following the 2012 election. In the following lists, the numeral indicates the congressional district represented…
