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New Smyrna Beach

(Encyclopedia) New Smyrna BeachNew Smyrna Beachsmûrˈnə [key], city (1990 pop. 16,543), Volusia co., NE Fla., on Indian River (a lagoon; part of the Intracoastal Waterway) and on Ponce de Leon Inlet…

Boudin, Eugène Louis

(Encyclopedia) Boudin, Eugène LouisBoudin, Eugène Louisözhĕnˈ lwē b&oomacr;dăNˈ [key], 1824–98, French painter. He began painting at 25 in Paris. His best-known paintings are beach scenes of…

Beach Volleyball

First Olympic Appearance: 1996 by Gerry Brown and Mark Zurlo Related Links Olympics Overview 2008 2008 Summer Games: Beach Volleyball Results Encyclopedia: Volleyball  …

Beach Volleyball

Event Men's PairsRego / Santos, BRA Herrera / Bosma, ESP Heuscher / Kobel, SUIWomen's PairsMay / Walsh, USA Bede / Behar, BRA McPeak / Youngs, USAInformation Please® Database, © 2007…

Sylvia Beach

Name at birth: Macy Woodbridge BeachSylvia Beach was an American in Paris whose bookshop was a beacon for the literary elite of the period between World War I and World War II. She famously published…

North Miami Beach

(Encyclopedia) North Miami Beach, residential and resort city (1990 pop. 35,359), Dade co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; inc. 1931. It is a major office and retail area.

Day, Benjamin Henry

(Encyclopedia) Day, Benjamin Henry, 1810–89, American journalist. He learned the printer's trade in the office of the Springfield (Mass.) Republican and opened a printing office in New York City.…

Coney Island

(Encyclopedia) Coney IslandConey Islandkōˈnē [key], beach resort, amusement center, and neighborhood of S Brooklyn borough of New York City, SE N.Y., on the Atlantic Ocean. The tidal creek that once…