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Yves Saint-Laurent Biography
fashion designerDied: June 1, 2008Best Known as: French fashion designer Deathplace: Paris, France Yves Saint-Laurent was a French fashion designer who…The Dead Sea Scrolls
The first of the Dead Sea Scroll discoveries occurred in 1947 in Qumran, a village situated about twenty miles east of Jerusalem on the northwest shore of the Dead Sea. A young Bedouin shepherd,…Hopper, DeWolf
(Encyclopedia) Hopper, DeWolf, 1858–1935, American singer and comedian, b. New York City. He made his debut in 1879 and thereafter became popular in musical comedy and light opera. He is best…FINA World Championships, 2005
(Montreal, Canada, July 17–31, 2005)MenTime50 m freestyle—Roland Schoeman, South Africa0:21.69100 m freestyle—Filippo Magnini, Italy0:48.12200 m freestyle—Michael Phelps, United States1:45.…1984 Men's Bobsled Medalists
Event Time 2-Man E. Ger. (Wolfgang Hoppe & Dietmar Schauerhammer) 3:25.56 4-Man E. Ger. (Wolfgang Hoppe, Roland Wetzig, Dietmar Schauerhammer, Andreas Kirchner) 3…Open Sailing Results, 2000
Laser: 1. Ben Ainslie, GBR (42 pts); 2. Robert Scheidt, BRA (44); 3. Michael Blackburn, AUS (60). Tornado: 1. Hans Peter Steinacher & Roman Hagara, AUT (16 pts); 2. John Forbes &…Guest, Edwin
(Encyclopedia) Guest, Edwin, 1800–1880, English archaeologist and philologist. A founder of the Philological Society (1842), Guest wrote articles on English philology and on archaeology, especially…1960 Academy Awards
The 1960 Academy Awards were presented April 17, 1961 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium.Best Motion PictureThe Alamo, John Wayne, producer (United Artists)The Apartment, Billy Wilder,…1984 Academy Awards
The 1984 Academy Awards were presented March 25, 1985 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles.Best PictureAmadeus, Saul Zaentz, producer (Orion)The Killing Fields, David Puttnam,…Hooker, Richard
(Encyclopedia) Hooker, Richard, 1554?–1600, English theologian and clergyman of the Church of England. He studied and lectured at Oxford and preached at Drayton-Beauchamp, Buckinghamshire; at the…Trending
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