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Joe DiMaggio

  Born: Nov. 25, 1914 Baseball OF   hit safely in 56 straight games (1941); led AL in batting, HRs and RBI twice each; 3-time MVP (1939,41,47); hit .325 with 361 HRs over 13 seasons;…

Ann Meyers

Born: Mar. 26, 1955Basketball G In 1974, became first high school student to play for U.S. national team; 4-time All-American at UCLA (1976-79); member of 1976 U.S. Olympic team; Broderick Award…

Mia Hamm

Born: Mar. 17, 1972Soccer F all-time leading international scorer with 154 goals; member of 3 U.S. Olympic team (1996,2000,04), and 4 U.S. World Cup teams (1991,95,99,2003); made the U.S. National…

De Palma, Brian

(Encyclopedia) De Palma, Brian, 1940–, American film director, b. Newark, N.J. Heavily influenced by Alfred Hitchcock, he is especially known for bloody, shocking, and suspenseful thrillers.…

2006 Olympics: Alpine Skiing, Men's

Downhill     Time 1Antoine Deneriaz, FRA 1:48.802Michael Walchhofer, AUT 1:49.523Bruno Kernen, SUI 1:49.82 Slalom     Time 1Benjamin Raich, AUT 1:43.142Reinfried Herbst, AUT…

Korematsu Day

Celebrating a man who never gave up on his rights by Jennie Wood On January 30, 2011, California celebrated its first Korematsu Day, a holiday established to honor Fred Korematsu, a Japanese…

Roundup of Recent Science Discoveries, 2004

—By Borgna BrunnerSedna Debuts, Rattling Poor Pluto Artist's rendition of the planetoid Sedna On March 15, 2004, astronomers confirmed the discovery of the most distant object ever identified in…