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1997 Sports Car Endurance Race 24 Hours of Le Mans
June 14-15, at LeMans, France Officially the Le Mans Grand Prix d'Endurance and first held in 1923. Contested over the 8.451-mile Circuit de la Sarthe in Le Mans, France. Listed are drivers,…America's Cup Record
First race in 1851 around Isle of Wight, Cowes, England. First defense and all others through 1920 held 30 miles off New York Bay. Races since 1930 held 30…1998 Snowboarding World Cup Final Standings
World Cup Final Standings Men Overall Pts 1 Alexander Koller, AUT 990.32 2 Richard Richardsson, SWE 821.33 3 Dieter Moherndl, GER 757.86 Halfpipe Pts 1…O'Brien, Flann
(Encyclopedia) O'Brien, Flann, pseud. for Brian Ó Nualláin or O'Nolan O'Nolanō nōˈlən [key] 1911–66, Irish novelist and political commentator. Born in County Tyrone and raised in Dublin, he studied…John Derek 1998 Deaths
John DerekAge: 71 film actor, director and still photographer credited with “discovering” Mary Cathleen Collins, a.k.a. Bo Derek. Although Derek played supporting roles in such films as The…Galle, Johann Gottfried
(Encyclopedia) Galle, Johann GottfriedGalle, Johann Gottfriedyōˈhän gôtˈfrēt gäˈlə [key], 1812–1910, German astronomer. He is noted for his discovery of the planet Neptune, Sept. 23, 1846, by…Isla, José Francisco de
(Encyclopedia) Isla, José Francisco deIsla, José Francisco dehōsāˈ fränthēˈskō dā ēˈslä [key], 1703–81, Spanish Jesuit preacher and writer. Enormously precocious, he took his law degree at 11. Isla's…Jammes, Francis
(Encyclopedia) Jammes, FrancisJammes, FrancisfräNsēsˈ zhäm [key], 1868–1938, French poet. He lived most of his life in the Pyrenees. Jammes is usually grouped with the symbolists, but he is…Mario
(Encyclopedia) MarioMariomärˈyō [key], 1810–83, stage name of Giovanni Matteo, Cavaliere di Candia, Italian tenor. An officer of the Piedmontese guard, he went to Paris in 1836 and studied at the…Alain-Fournier
(Encyclopedia) Alain-FournierAlain-FournierälăN-f&oomacr;rnyāˈ [key], 1886–1914, French novelist, whose real name was Henri Alban Fournier. He was killed in action during World War I. His single…Trending
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