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Knights of Columbus

(Encyclopedia) Knights of Columbus, American Roman Catholic society for men, founded (1882) at New Haven, Conn. (where its headquarters are still located), by Father Michael J. McGivney. Its mission…

Skelligs

(Encyclopedia) Skelligs, rocky islands, off SW Republic of Ireland, in Co. Kerry, comprising Lemon Rock, Little Skellig, and Great Skellig. Climbing the rocks to the peaks of Great Skellig, also…

Sam Dale BROWNBACK, Congress, KS (1956)

Senate Years of Service: 1996-2011 Party: Republican BROWNBACK Sam Dale , a Representative and a Senator from Kansas; born in Garnett, Kans., September 12, 1956; grew up on his family's farm near…

Sam Melville GIBBONS, Congress, FL (1920)

GIBBONS Sam Melville , a Representative from Florida; born in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Fla., January 20, 1920; attended the University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla.; LL.B., University of…

U.S. Medal-Winning Men's Basketball Teams

1936 (gold medal): Sam Balter, Ralph Bishop, Joe Fortenberry, Tex Gibbons, Francis Johnson, Carl Knowles, Frank Lubin, Art Mollner, Don Piper, Jack Ragland, Carl Shy, Willard Schmidt, Duane…

Jungle2Jungle

Director: John PasquinWriters: Bruce A. Evans and Raynold GideonDirector of Photography:Tony Pierce-RobertsEditor:Michael A. StevensonMusic:Michael ConvertinoProduction Designer:Stuart…

Jurassic Park 3

Director:Joe JohnstonWriters:Peter Buchman, Alexander Payne, Jim TaylorUniversal; PG-13; 90 minutesRelease:7/01Cast:Sam Neill, William H. Macy, Téa Leoni The third installment in Michael…

Hall, Jeffrey Connor

(Encyclopedia) Hall, Jeffrey Connor, 1945–, American geneticist, b. Brooklyn, N.Y., Ph.D. Univ. of Washington, Seattle, 1971. Hall was a professor at Brandeis Univ. from 1974 to 2008; he also taught…

Schumacher, Michael

(Encyclopedia) Schumacher, MichaelSchumacher, Michaelsh&oomacr;ˈmäkhər [key], 1969–, German auto race driver, b. Hürth-Hermühlheim. Regarded as the best Formula 1 (F1) driver of his era, he…

Pereyaslav-Khmelnytskyy

(Encyclopedia) Pereyaslav-KhmelnytskyyPereyaslav-Khmelnytskyypĕrˈĕyəsläfˈ-khmĭlnyĭtˈskē [key], town, in Ukraine, on the Trubezh River. It was known in 907 and served as the fortified capital of the…