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Elena Tcherkasskaia 2001 Deaths

Elena TcherkasskaiaAge: 64 a 22-year veteran of Russia's Bolshoi Ballet, who found additional success in her second career as a figure skating coach to some of the world's elite skaters,…

Diaghilev, Sergei Pavlovich

(Encyclopedia) Diaghilev, Sergei PavlovichDiaghilev, Sergei Pavlovichsyĭrgāˈ pävˈləvĭch dyäˈgĭlyĭf [key], 1872–1929, Russian ballet impresario and art critic, grad. St. Petersburg Conservatory of…

Norman architecture

(Encyclopedia) Norman architecture, term applied to the buildings erected by the Normans in all lands that fell under their dominion. It is used not only in England and N France, but also in S Italy…

Faust (Play)

Music:Charles GounodLibretto:Michel Carré and Jules BarbierPremiere:Paris, March 19, 1859 Rich drama and ornate occultism made Faust an immediate popular success. The elderly philosopher…

Allen WEST, Congress, FL (1961)

WEST Allen , a Representative from Florida; born in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, on February 7, 1961; graduated from Henry W. Grady High School, Atlanta, Ga., 1979; B.A., University of…

The Fugees Biography

The Fugeeship-hop group Hip-hop group that cleverly combines rap, R&B and reggae sounds. Their second album, The Score (1996) hit number one on the pop charts and sold over five million copies,…

1972 Grammy Awards

Record of the Year“The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,” Roberta FlackAlbum of the YearThe Concert for Bangla Desh, George Harrison, Ravi Shanker, Bob Dylan, Leon Russell, Ringo Starr, Billy…

Notable Women in U.S. Government

Sandra Day O'Connor Biographies ofNotable Women Actresses Adventurers Artists Athletes Businesswomen Comediennes Congresswomen Educators and Scholars Fashion Designers…