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(Encyclopedia) PheidippidesPheidippidesfīdĭpˈĭdēz [key], fl. 490 b.c., semilegendary Athenian courier sent to Sparta to request help when the Persians landed at Marathon. He ran 150 miles in two days…Bronfman, Edgar Miles, Sr.
(Encyclopedia) Bronfman, Edgar Miles, Sr. 1929–2013, Canadian-American business executive and philanthropist, b. Montreal, grad. McGill Univ. (1951). He was the eldest son of Samuel Bronfman, 1889–…Miles White 2000 Deaths
Miles WhiteAge: 85 Tony Award-winning stage, circus, and film costume designer who outfitted the cast of Oklahoma!, Carousel, and The Ziegfeld Follies. Died: New York City, February 17,…Brewer's: Miss is as Good as a Mile
(A). A failure is a failure be it ever so little, and is no more be it ever so great; a narrow escape is an escape, and a more easy one is no more. If I miss the train by one minute, I…Breeder's Cup Mile Results
MileYear Winner (Margin)Time Jockey Trainer 2nd place 3rd place1984 Royal Heroine (11/2)1:323/5 Fernando Toro John Gosden Star Choice Cozzene1985 Cozzene (21/4)1:35 Walter Guerra Jan Nerud Al…3,000 Miles to Graceland
Director:Demian LichtensteinWriters:Richard Recco and Demian LichtensteinWarner Bros.; R; 121 minutesRelease:2/01Cast:Kurt Russell, Kevin Costner, Courteney Cox 3,000 Miles to Graceland means…Running a Four-Minute Mile
Are you a running enthusiast? Do you know the history of mile run records? Take this quiz to test your knowledge about the mile run records under four minutes.Cimarron
(Encyclopedia) CimarronCimarronsĭmˈərŏnˌ [key], river, 698 mi (1,123 km) long, rising in NE N.Mex., and flowing generally E to the Arkansas River, W of Tulsa, Okla. It follows the direct route of the…Mer de Glace
(Encyclopedia) Mer de GlaceMer de Glacemĕr də gläs [key] [Fr.,=sea of ice], glacier (3.5 mi/5.6 km long; 16 sq mi/41 sq km), Haute-Savoie dept., E France, on the northern slope of Mont Blanc. It is…Simpson Desert
(Encyclopedia) Simpson Desert, c.50,000 sq mi (130,000 sq km), barren region of central Australia, predominantly in the southeastern portion of the Northern Territory, extending S into Queensland and…Trending
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