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1996 Olympics: Equestrian

Horses in parentheses. Individual Dressage: 1. Isabell Werth, (Gigolo) GER (235.09); 2. Anky Van Grunsven, (Bonfire) NET (233.02); 3. Sven Rothenberger, (Weyden) NET (224.94). Team Dressage: 1.…

M. Night Shyamalan

film director and screenwriterBorn: 8/6/1970Birthplace: Tamil-Nadu, India Shyamalan was a virtual unknown when The Sixth Sense arrived in movie theaters in 1999. The film, starring Bruce Willis and…

Allen JONES, Congress, NC (1739-1798)

JONES, Allen, (brother of Willie Jones), a Delegate from North Carolina; born in Edgecombe (now Halifax) County, N.C., December 24, 1739; attended Eton College, England; was a member of the…

Marlowe, Christopher

(Encyclopedia) Marlowe, Christopher, 1564–93, English dramatist and poet, b. Canterbury. Probably the greatest English dramatist before Shakespeare, Marlowe, a shoemaker's son, was educated at…

García Lorca, Federico

(Encyclopedia) García Lorca, FedericoGarcía Lorca, Federicofāᵺārēˈkō gärthēˈä lôrˈkä [key], 1898–1936, Spanish poet and dramatist, b. Fuente Vaqueros. The poetry, passion, and violence of his work…

Dahl, Roald

(Encyclopedia) Dahl, RoaldDahl, Roaldrōˈäl [key]Dahl, Roald däl [key], 1916–90, British writer known for inventive, often macabre children's books and horror-tinged adult fiction. Dahl spurned a…

Black Baseball Players

  Notable African-American Baseball Players   Satchel Paige   Browse more African-American biographies by…

Remembering the Polo Grounds

The Question: What were the dimensions of the Polo Grounds in New York, especially the distance from home plate to the center-field wall? The Answer: The…

Thomas Sutler WILLIAMS, Congress, IL (1872-1940)

WILLIAMS, Thomas Sutler, a Representative from Illinois; born in Louisville, Clay County, Ill., February 14, 1872; attended Willis district school, Louisville High School, and Austin College,…

Cassandra Wilson

singerBorn: 12/4/1955Birthplace: Jackson, Mississippi With such albums as Songbook (1985), Blue Skies (1988), and Blue Light Til Dawn (1993), many critics call her the finest jazz vocalist of her…