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Willis Winter BRADLEY, Congress, CA (1884-1954)

BRADLEY, Willis Winter, a Representative from California; born in Ransomville, Niagara County, N.Y., June 28, 1884; moved with his parents to Milnor, N.Dak., in July 1884 and to Forman, N.Dak…

William Winter PAYNE, Congress, AL (1807-1874)

PAYNE, William Winter, a Representative from Alabama; born at “Granville,” near Warrenton, Fauquier County, Va., January 2, 1807; completed preparatory studies; studied law but never…

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,…

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…

Taekwondo

MEN Flyweight (under 128 lbs): 1. Michail Mouroutsos, GRE def. 2. Gabriel Esparza, SPA (4-2); 3. Huang Chih-Hsiung, TPE def. Gabriel Alberto Taraburelli, ARG (3-0). Featherweight (under 148 lbs): 1…

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Mitt Romney

Name at birth: Willard Mitt RomneyMitt Romney was governor of Massachusetts from 2003 until 2007, and was the Republican nominee for president of the United States in 2012. He became a U.S. senator…