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Brewer's: Miching Malicho

Secret or underhand mischief; a veiled rebuke; a bad deed probed by disguised means. To mich or meech means to skulk or shrink from sight. Michers are poachers or secret pilferers. Malicho…

Brewer's: Mont de Piete

A pawn depôt. These depôts, called “monti di pietá” (charity loans), were first instituted under Leo X., at Rome, by charitable persons who wished to rescue the poor and needy from…

Entertainment News from December 2001

2President Bush lauds actors Julie Andrews and Jack Nicholson, composer-producer Quincy Jones, pianist Van Cliburn, and tenor Luciano Pavarotti at the Kennedy Center Honors, an annual…

Major Bouts, 2001–02: Welterweights (147 lbs)

DateWinnerLoserResultTitleSiteJan. 26Vernon ForrestShane MosleyWu 12WBCNew York CityMar. 16Antonio MargaritoAntonio DiazTKO 10—Las VegasMar. 30Richard MayorgaAndrew LewisTKO 5WBAReading, Penn…

September Current Events 2024: World News

Top of Page U.S. News | Disaster News | Science & Technology News | Current Events This Week The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you…

World Team of the 20th Century

The team, comprised of the century's best players, was voted on by a panel that included 250 international soccer journalists and released on June 10, 1998 in conjunction with the opening of…

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Ibrahim Bare MainassaraRichard MariusGerald MartinRichard Martin,Victor MatureCurtis MayfieldMike McCreadyPaul MellonYehudi MenuhinDonald MillsMr. ProspectorNaomi MitchisonWilmer MizellJay…