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College Football

The very first poll to determine a college football national champion was conducted in 1869. Princeton won the championship with a 1-1 record. At that time, the playing field was 120 yards long and…

The Year in Movies

Independents' Daze Though respectably reviewed, Winfrey's cinematic endeavors were anything but Beloved by theatergoers. Speaking of talk show audiences, that substantial demographic didn't…

Amenhotep II

(Encyclopedia) Amenhotep IIAmenhotep IIäˌmĕnhōˈtĕp, āˌ– [key] or Amenophis IIAmenophis IIăˌmĕnōˈfĭs [key], d. c.1420 b.c., king of ancient Egypt, of the XVIII dynasty; son and successor of Thutmose…

Fert, Albert

(Encyclopedia) Fert, AlbertFert, Albertälbârˈ fâr [key], 1938– French physicist, b. Carcassonne, France. After receiving his Ph.D. at the Univ. of Paris-Sud in 1970 Fert accepted a teaching position…

French, John Denton Pinkstone, 1st earl of Ypres

(Encyclopedia) French, John Denton Pinkstone, 1st earl of YpresFrench, John Denton Pinkstone, 1st earl of Ypresēˈprə [key], 1852–1925, British field marshal. After a long career in the army, during…

Summer Olympics Through the Years: 1936

BerlinTop 10 StandingsLeading Medal WinnersTrack & FieldSwimmingTeam SportsBoxingCanoeingCyclingEquestrianFencingGymnasticsModern PentathlonRowingShootingWeightliftingFreestyle WrestlingGreco-…

Emmet O’NEAL, Congress, KY (1887-1967)

O’NEAL, Emmet, a Representative from Kentucky; born in Louisville, Ky., on April 14, 1887; attended the public schools; was graduated from Centre College, Danville, Ky., in 1907, from Yale…

O’NEAL, Emmet, Congress, KY (1887-1967)

O’NEAL, Emmet, a Representative from Kentucky; born in Louisville, Ky., on April 14, 1887; attended the public schools; was graduated from Centre College, Danville, Ky., in 1907, from Yale…