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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…

Paula Zahn

Paula Zahn is the former TV news personality who in 2009 began work as an executive producer and title host of the crime show On the Case with Paula Zahn. Paula Zahn grew up in Ohio and Illinois,…

Steamboat Springs

(Encyclopedia) Steamboat Springs, town (1990 pop. 6,695), Routt co., NW Colo., on the Yampa River, just W of the Park Range; founded 1875, inc. 1907. It is a resort and skiing center, with ranching,…

Saranac Lake

(Encyclopedia) Saranac Lake, village (1990 pop. 5,377), Essex and Franklin counties, N N.Y., in the Adirondacks; settled c.1819 as a lumbering town, inc. 1892. It is a year-round resort community;…

Hokkaido

(Encyclopedia) Hokkaido Hokkaido hōkīˈdō [key], island, c.30,130 sq mi (78,040 sq km), N Japan, separated from…

2000 Olympics: Canoeing & Kayaking

MEN Canoe Sprint 500m Singles: 1. Gyorgy Kolonics, HUN (2:24.81); 2. Maxim Opalev, RUS (2:25.81); 3. Andreas Dittmer, GER (2:27.59). Canoe Sprint 1000m Singles: 1. Andreas Dittmer, GER (3:54.38); 2…

2000 Olympics: Modern Pentathlon

Five events in one day—shooting (4.5mm air pistol), fencing (one-touch epée), swimming (200m freestyle), horse riding (450m stadium course with 12 jumps), and running (3,000m cross country). Men:…

2000 Olympics: Table Tennis

MEN Singles: 1. Kong Linghui, CHN def. 2. Jan-Ove Waldner, SWE (21-16, 21-19, 17-21, 14-21, 21-13); 3. Liu Guoliang, CHN def. Joergen Persson, SWE (21-18, 19-21, 21-14, 21-13). Doubles: 1. Wang…