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Men's Olympic Swimming

100-meter Butterfly Year   Time   1968 Doug Russell, USA 55.9 OR 1972 Mark Spitz, USA 54.27 WR 1976 Matt Vogel, USA 54.35   1980 Pär Arvidsson, SWE…

The Supreme Court: Election Machinery That Works

Election Machinery That WorksThe Supreme CourtElecting Our LeadersElection Machinery That WorksRemapping DistrictsPaying for CampaignsGetting the Word OutSwitching Parties Most of us watched…

Spitz's Seven

Ambitious Mark Spitz claims seven golds and an Olympic record by Mike Morrison Mark Spitz swims for the first of seven gold medals in 1972. (Source: AP) Related Links Olympics Overview…

Memorable Olympic Moments: Mark Spitz

Ambitious Mark Spitz claims seven golds and an Olympic record by Mike Morrison Mark Spitz swims for the first of seven gold medals in 1972. (Source: AP) Related Links Olympics Overview…

Brewer's: Buttercups

So called because they were once supposed to increase the butter of milk. No doubt those cows give the best milk that pasture in fields where buttercups abound, not because these flowers…

Most Frequently Produced Operas in North America

Over the Past Ten Seasons, 1996–1997 through 2005–2006Opera (composer)No. of productions La bohème (Puccini)300 La traviata (Verdi)281 Madama Butterfly (Puccini)272 Carmen (Bizet)250 Tosca (Puccini)…

Brewer's: Eden Hall

The luck of Eden Hall. An old painted drinking-glass, supposed to be sacred. The tale is that the butler once went to draw water from St. Cuthbert's Well, in Eden Hall garden, Cumberland,…