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The 2001 Class of Inductees

Robert L. Banks, 1921–1989, and John Paul Hogan, 1919– , POLYPROPYLENE AND HIGH-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE (HDPE). While working for the Phillips Petroleum Company, Banks and Hogan developed two…

Water Clocks

Source: National Institute of Standards and Technology Physics Laboratory Water clocks were among the earliest timekeepers that didn't depend on the observation of celestial bodies. One of…

1998-99 Season Recap

Tour de Lance By all rights, Lance Armstrong shouldn't even be alive. In October, 1996, the world class cyclist was diagnosed with an aggressive form of testicular cancer. The disease had…

Tales from Shakespeare: Macbeth

Macbeth When Duncan the Meek reigned King of Scotland there lived a great thane, or lord, called Macbeth. This Macbeth was a near kinsman to the king, and in great esteem at court for his…

Performing Arts Timeline

534 B.C.Thespis wins the first public contest for tragic poets in Greece, and the term thespian derives from his name. He also introduces masks, which become a staple of Greek and Roman…

Filling in the Gaps

  Do you think that it seems like slavery casts a pall over our national heritage? It does. Do you think that this could ever be removed? No, of course it cannot be…

Tiger's Place in History

Anything is possible when Woods plays in golf's biggest events by John Gettings Related Links Tiger Woods TimelineMasters WinnersU.S. Open WinnersBritish Open WinnersPGA Championship WinnersGolf…