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(Encyclopedia) CE5 New ZealandNew Zealandzēˈlənd [key], island country (2015 est. pop. 4,615,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia.…Sir Peter Blake 2001 Deaths
Sir Peter BlakeAge: 53 two-time America's Cup winner, who was shot dead by pirates in the Amazon; led Team New Zealand to the Cup in 1995 and 2000; won prestigious Whitbread Round the World…Lucy Lawless Biography
Lucy Lawless (Lucy Ryan)actressBorn: 3/29/1968Birthplace: Mount Albert, Auckland, New Zealand Kiwi television actress known to most as Xena, Warrior Princess, Lawless has become the Wonder…David Forrest WILBER, Congress, NY (1859-1928)
WILBER David Forrest , a Representative from New York; born in Milford, Otsego County, N.Y., December 7, 1859; attended the public schools; was graduated from Cazenovia (N.Y.) Seminary in 1879;…New Zealand Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note New ZealandMaori performers participate in a welcoming ceremony, Wellington, New Zealand, October 31, 2006. [© AP Images] PROFILEOFFICIAL NAME:New…July Current Events 2023: World News
Top of Page U.S. News | Disaster News | Science & Technology News | Current Events This Week The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you…Brewer's: Dicky
(A), in George III.'s time, meant a flannel petticoat. It was afterwards applied to what were called false shirts —i.e. a shirt front worn over a dirty shirt, or in lieu of a shirt. These…Brewer's: Ball
To strike the ball under the line. To fail in one's object. The allusion is to the game of tennis, in which a line is stretched in the middle of the court, and the players standing on each…Current Events This Week: February 2023
Top of Page World News | U.S. News | Disaster News | Science & Technology News It's a busy world out there, so that’s why we’ve boiled it all down to our top stories for each week of February…History of the Record for the Mile Run—Under 4 Minutes
Time Athlete Country Year Location4:36.5 Richard Webster England 1865 England4:29.0 William Chinnery England 1868 England4:28.8 Walter Gibbs England 1868 England4:26.0 Walter Slade England…Trending
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