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1996 Men's Olympic Cycling Medalists

Mountain Bike Cross Country (47.7 km): 1. Bart Jan Brentjens, NET (2:17:38); 2. Thomas Frischknecht, SWI (2:20:14); 3. Miguel Martinez, FRA (2:20:36). Road Individual Road Race (225 km): 1.…

Mendelssohn, Felix

(Encyclopedia) Mendelssohn, Felix (Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn)Mendelssohn, Felixmĕnˈdəlsən, Ger. yäˈkôp l&oobreve;tˈvĭkh fāˈlĭks mĕnˈdəls-zōnˌ [key], 1809–47, German composer; grandson of the…

Bancroft, George

(Encyclopedia) Bancroft, George, 1800–1891, American historian and public official, b. Worcester, Mass. He taught briefly at Harvard and then at the Round Hill School in Northampton, Mass., of which…

psychotherapy

(Encyclopedia) psychotherapy, treatment of mental and emotional disorders using psychological methods. Psychotherapy, thus, does not include physiological interventions, such as drug therapy or…

nullification

(Encyclopedia) nullification, in U.S. history, a doctrine expounded by the advocates of extreme states' rights. It held that states have the right to declare null and void any federal law that they…

covenant

(Encyclopedia) covenantcovenantkŭvˈənənt [key], agreement entered into voluntarily by two or more parties to do or refrain from doing certain acts. In the Bible and in theology the covenant is the…

American History 101?

Compare your wits with the nation's best students by David Johnson Test Conditions The following test was given to a random sampling of 566 college seniors. Only one student answered all 34…

Children of the Revolution

Director/Writer: Peter DuncanDirector of Photography:Martin McGrathEditor:Simon MartinMusic:Nigel WestlakeProduction Designer:Roger FordProducer:Tristram MiallMiramax; R; 101 minutesRelease:5…

James COOPER, Congress, PA (1810-1863)

Senate Years of Service: 1849-1855 Party: Whig COOPER James , a Representative and a Senator from Pennsylvania; born in Frederick County, Md., May 8, 1810; pursued academic studies, and graduated…

Robert CROZIER, Congress, KS (1827-1895)

Senate Years of Service: 1873-1874 Party: Republican CROZIER Robert , a Senator from Kansas; born in Cadiz, Harrison County, Ohio, October 13, 1827; attended the public schools and an academy;…