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Bowling Tournament Results, 1996-1997: PBA
Late 1996 Fall TourFinalEventWinnerEarningsScoreRunner-upOct. 30Touring Pro-Senior Doubles Eric Forkel/ Gene Stus$22,000231-201Jason Couch/ Larry LaubNov. 6Greater Harrisburg OpenW.R.…minstrel show
(Encyclopedia) minstrel show, stage entertainment by white performers made up as blacks. Thomas Dartmouth Rice, who gave (c.1828) the first solo performance in blackface and introduced the song-and-…windsurfing
(Encyclopedia) windsurfing, also called boardsailing or sailboarding, water sport that employs a board-and-sail device and combines elements of sailing and surfing. The sailboard was first developed…Members of the U.S. Senate, 110th Congress
Dates in left column indicate term in office; birth years are given in parentheses after party affiliation. All terms are for six years and expire in January. Senators listed in italics were elected…Mason, Lowell
(Encyclopedia) Mason, Lowell, 1792–1872, American composer and music educator, b. Medfield, Mass. While working as a bank clerk in Savannah, Ga., he helped compile an anthology that was published as…Victoria and Albert Museum
(Encyclopedia) Victoria and Albert Museum, South Kensington, London, opened in 1852 as the Museum of Manufacturers at Marlborough House. It originally contained a nucleus of contemporary objects of…sweating system
(Encyclopedia) sweating system, method of exploiting labor by supplying materials to workers and paying by the piece (see piecework) for work done on those materials in the workers' homes or in small…Starr, Belle
(Encyclopedia) Starr, Belle, 1848?–89, American outlaw, b. near Carthage, Mo. Her original name was Myra Belle (or Maybelle) Shirley. Her family members were Confederate sympathizers, and her father…corner
(Encyclopedia) corner, securing of all or nearly all the supply of any commodity or stock so that its buyers are forced to pay exorbitant prices. Corners may be planned deliberately or may be brought…September Current Events 2022: Science & Technology News
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