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1996 Olympics: Shooting

Men 50m Free Pistol: 1. Boris Kokorev, RUS (666.40 pts); 2. Igor Basinski, BLR (662.00); 3. Roberto DiDonna, ITA (661.80). 50m Free Rifle/3 Positions: 1. Jean Pierre Amat, FRA (1273.90 pts); 2.…

Modern Olympic Games

The original Olympic Games were celebrated as a religious festival from 776 B.C. until 393 A.D., when Roman emperor Theodosius I banned all pagan festivals (the Olympics celebrated the Greek god…

2008 Summer Extreme Games

(Los Angeles, Calif., July 30–Aug. 3, 2008) These are the winners of the men's and women's Summer Extreme Games at Los Angeles, California in 2008. Skateboard:…

Selected Catholic Religious Leaders

Mother Teresa See also Roman Catholic Pontiffs People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Christianity Roman Catholic Church Papacy Holidays: Religious…

Capitalization

From Webster's II New Riverside University Dictionary. © 1984 by Houghton Mifflin Company. This section discusses and illustrates the basic conventions of American capitalization. Capitalize the…

Bleimor

(Encyclopedia) Bleimor: see Calloc'h, Jean Pierre.

Sacha Guitry

(Alexandre-Georges Pierre Guitry)actor, director, playwright, screenwriterBorn: 2/21/1885Birthplace: St. Petersburg, Russia Sacha Guitry came of age in the glittering and frivolous demi-monde of…

Miquelon

(Encyclopedia) Miquelon, French island: see Saint Pierre and Miquelon.