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Montpensier, Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, duchesse de
(Encyclopedia) Montpensier, Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, duchesse deMontpensier, Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans, duchesse deän märēˈ lwēz dôrlāäNˈ düshĕsˈ də mŏpäsyāˈ [key], 1627–93, French princess,…Lowell, Amy
(Encyclopedia) Lowell, Amy, 1874–1925, American poet, biographer, and critic, b. Brookline, Mass., privately educated; sister of Percival Lowell and Abbott Lawrence Lowell. In 1912 she published A…Sansovino, Jacopo
(Encyclopedia) Sansovino, JacopoSansovino, Jacopoyäˈkōpō [key]Sansovino, Jacopo sänsōvēˈnō [key], 1486–1570, Italian sculptor and architect of the Renaissance. His surname was taken in place of his…Tarragona
(Encyclopedia) TarragonaTarragonatär-rəgōˈnə [key], city (1990 pop. 112,360), capital of Tarragona prov., NE Spain, in Catalonia, on the Mediterranean Sea at the mouth of the Francolí River. A port…Formula 1/World Grand Prix Driver Champions
1950 Giuseppe Farina, Italy, Alfa Romeo1951 Juan Fangio, Argentina, Alfa Romeo1952–53Alberto Ascari, Italy, Ferrari1954 Juan Fangio, Argentina, Maserati, Mercedes-Benz1955 Juan Fangio,…2002 Women's IAAF Grand Prix Final Results
Event Time 100 meters Marion Jones, USA 10.88 400 meters Ana Guevara, MEX 49.90 1500 meters Yelena Zadorozhnaya, RUS 4:00.63 3000 meters…Grand Illusion <span class="date" >(1937)</span>
Director: Jean RenoirCast: Jean Gabin, Pierre Fresnay, Eric von Stroheim and Marcel Dalio Renoir's examination of the waning influence of the aristocracy is set as a WWI prisoner-of-war drama…Doubles Finals: Wimbledon, 2002 Grand Slam Tournaments
Men—#5 Jonas Bjorkman & Todd Woodbridge def. #2 Mark Knowles & Daniel Nestor, 6-1, 6-2, 6-7(9-7), 7-5. Women—#3 Venus Williams & Serena Williams def. #2 Virginia Ruano Pascual…Doubles Finals: Wimbledon, 1998 Grand Slam Tournaments
Men— #1 Jacco Eltingh & Paul Haarhuis def. #2 Mark Woodforde & Todd Woodbridge, 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3), 5-7, 10-8. Women— #1 Martina Hingis & Jana Novotna def. #2 Lindsay Davenport…Brewer's: Khorassan
[Region of the Sun ]. A province of Persia, anciently called Ariana. The Veiled Prophet of Khorassan. Mokanna, a prophet chief, who, being terribly deformed, wore a veil under pretence of…