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Olympic Preview: Volleyball

First Olympic Appearance: 1964 by Gerry Brown and Mark Zurlo Related Links Olympics Overview 20122008 Summer Games: VolleyballEncyclopedia: Volleyball  Did You Know?Volleyball was invented…

Olympic Preview: Weightlifting

First Olympic Appearance: 1896 (men); 2000 (women) by John Gettings and Mark Zurlo Related Links Olympics Overview 2008 Encyclopedia: WeightliftingIt's impossible to put an exact date on the…

Olympic Preview: Wrestling

First Olympic Appearance: 1896 (Greco-Roman); 1904 (freestyle) by John Gettings and Mark Zurlo Did You Know? Russia's Martin Klein wrestled Alfred Asikainen of Finland for 11 hours and 40…

Olympic Highlights: 2008

Day-to-day news from Beijing by Liz Olson, Mark Hughes, Chris Warner, and Beth Rowen Top Medal Count*United States: 110China: 100Russia: 72 Friday, Aug. 8 The 2008 Summer Games open in…

Olympics 2012 by the Numbers

The Numbers Behind the Olympic Games in London by Catherine McNiff Olympic Medals Source: London 2012 Related Links 2012 Summer OlympicsMemorable Olympic…

Olympics for the Young and Old

Hiroshi Hoketsu will be the oldest Olympian in London by Catherine McNiff Related Links 2012 Summer OlympicsMemorable Olympic MomentsBirth of the Modern…

Olympics: Beijing 2008

      Marathon runners, Greece 1896 Summer Olympics History Olympic Athletes A-Z Through The Years By Country: All-Time Medal Standings By Athlete: All-Time Leading…

Charles Edwin WINTER, Congress, WY (1870-1948)

WINTER, Charles Edwin, a Representative from Wyoming; born in Muscatine, Iowa, September 13, 1870; attended the public schools and Iowa Wesleyan University at Mount Pleasant; was graduated…

Elisha I. WINTER, Congress, NY (1781-1849)

WINTER, Elisha I., a Representative from New York; born in New York City, July 15, 1781; moved about 1806 to that portion of the township of Peru, Clinton County, which was later included in…

Thomas Daniel WINTER, Congress, KS (1896-1951)

WINTER, Thomas Daniel, a Representative from Kansas; born in Columbus, Cherokee County, Kans., July 7, 1896; attended the public and high schools; during the First World War served as a…