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1948 Men's Olympic Track & Field Medalists
Event Time 100m Harrison Dillard, USA 10.3 =OR Norwood Ewell, USA 10.4 Lloyd LaBeach, PAN 10.4 200m Mel Patton, USA 21.1 …Van Vechten, Carl
(Encyclopedia) Van Vechten, CarlVan Vechten, Carlvăn vĕkˈtən [key], 1880–1964, American music critic, novelist, and photographer, b. Cedar Rapids, Iowa, grad. Univ. of Chicago, 1903. While he was a…1928 Men's Olympic Swimming Medalists
Event Time 100m Free Johnny Weissmuller, USA 58.6 OR István Bárány, HUN 59.8 Katsuo Takaishi, JPN 1:00.0 400m Free Alberto Zorilla, ARG…The Devil's Dictionary: Keep
by Ambrose Bierce KILLKEEP -v.t. He willed away his whole estate, And then in death he fell asleep, Murmuring: "Well, at any rate, My name unblemished I shall keep."…Living in Captivity
FoxFriday 8:00–8:30 p.m.; on hiatusCast:Mia Cottet, Lenny Venito, Matthew Letscher, Melinda McGraw, Kira Arne and Dondré T. Whitfield Curtis Cooke thinks he's living the American dream when…History of the Record for the Mile Run—Under 4 Minutes
Time Athlete Country Year Location4:36.5 Richard Webster England 1865 England4:29.0 William Chinnery England 1868 England4:28.8 Walter Gibbs England 1868 England4:26.0 Walter Slade England…1924 Men's Olympic Swimming Medalists
Event Time 100m Free Johnny Weissmuller, USA 59.0 OR Duke Kahanamoku, USA 1:01.4 Sam Kahanamoku, USA 1:01.8 400m Free Johnny Weissmuller,…Munro, Alice
(Encyclopedia) Munro, Alice, 1931–, Canadian writer, b. Wingham, Ont., as Alice Ann Laidlaw. Much acclaimed as one of the finest contemporary short-story writers, Munro is known for quiet,…Halprin, Anna
(Encyclopedia) Halprin, Anna, 1920-2021, b. Wilmette, Il., as Ann Dorothy Schuman. She began studying dance as a child, and then briefly attended the…October 2014 Current Events: Disasters & Science News
World News | Business News | U.S. News Here are the key events in Science and Disasters news for the month of October…Trending
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