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Countdown to 2002 World Cup

DateActivityNov. 15, 2001End of preliminary competitionNov. 25, 2001Completion of any necessary playoffsDec. 1, 2001Draw for final competition held in Busan, South KoreaMay 31, 2002Final 32-…

Caractacus

(Encyclopedia) CaractacusCaractacuskərăkˈtəkəs [key] or CaradocCaradockərădˈək [key], fl. a.d. 50, British king; son of Cymbeline. After the Roman invasion of a.d. 43, he led British resistance until…

In Joyce's Wake

Contemporary Irish writers live up to legend by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco Ulysses: Joyce's masterpiece. Related Links Notable Irish WritersThe Booker PrizeBest Novels of the CenturySt. Patrick…

2003 Billboard Music Awards

Artist of the Year50 CentNew Female Artist BeyoncéDuo/Group3 Doors DownNew Group Artist EvanescenceHot 100 Female ArtistBeyoncéHot 100 Producer R. KellyHot 100 Songwriter R. Kelly Hot 100…

San Francisco Bay

(Encyclopedia) San Francisco Bay, 50 mi (80 km) long and from 3 to 13 mi (4.8–21 km) wide, W Calif.; entered through the Golden Gate, a strait between two peninsulas. The bay is as deep as 100 ft (30…

Kiev

(Encyclopedia) Kiev or KyivKyivkēˈĕf, –ĕv [key], Ukrainian Kyyiv, Rus. Kiyev, city (1990 est. pop. 2,600,000) and municipality with the status of a region (oblast), capital of Ukraine and of Kiev…

Richard, Maurice

(Encyclopedia) Richard, Maurice (Joseph Henri Maurice Richard)Richard, Mauricezhōzĕfˈ äNrēˈ môrēsˈ rēˈshärˌ [key], 1921–2000, Canadian hockey player, b. Montreal. Richard, nicknamed “the Rocket” by…

Alfonso XI, Spanish king of Castile and León

(Encyclopedia) Alfonso XI, 1311–50, Spanish king of Castile and León (1312–50), son and successor of Ferdinand IV. His vigorous campaign against Granada provoked an invasion by the Moors from Morocco…

Leiter, Saul

(Encyclopedia) Leiter, SaulLeiter, Saullītˈər [key], 1923–2013, American photographer, b. Pittsburgh. A painter in the early 1940s, Leiter switched to photography late in the decade. Along with…