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1995 Grammy Awards

Record of the Year“Kiss From a Rose,” SealAlanis MorissetteArchive PhotosAlbum of the YearJagged Little Pill, Alanis Morissette (Maverick/Reprise)Song of the Year“Kiss From a Rose,” Seal,…

Nordic Skiing: 1999 World Championships

at Ramsau, Austria (Feb. 18-28)Men10-k ClassicMika Myllylae, Finland50-k ClassicMika Myllylae, Finland15-k PursuitThomas Alsgaard, Norway30-k FreestyleMika Myllylae, Finland4x10-k…

1968 Grammy Awards

Record of the Year“Mrs. Robinson,” Simon and GarfunkelAlbum of the YearBy the Time I Get to Phoenix, Glen Campbell (Capitol)Song of the Year“Little Green Apples,” Bobby Russell,…

2006 Olympic Cross Country Skiing

Men Women   There are two techniques in cross country: classical (parallel skis) and freestyle (skating style). The Sprint features a qualification round with the fastest 16 skiers…

Cobbett, William

(Encyclopedia) Cobbett, WilliamCobbett, Williamkŏbˈĭt [key], 1763?–1835, British journalist and reformer. The son of a farm laborer, he ran away from home at 14 and later joined the British army. He…

natural rights

(Encyclopedia) natural rights, political theory that maintains that an individual enters into society with certain basic rights and that no government can deny these rights. The modern idea of…

Gerson, John

(Encyclopedia) Gerson, John (Jean Charlier de Gerson)Gerson, Johngûrˈsən; zhäN shärlyāˈ də zhârsôNˈ [key], 1363–1429, French ecclesiastical statesman and writer. He studied (1377–94) under Pierre d'…

games, children's

(Encyclopedia) games, children's, amusements or pastimes involving more than one child and in which there is some sort of formalized dramatic element, contest, or plot. Games are a cultural universal…

Thucydides

(Encyclopedia) ThucydidesThucydidesth&oomacr;sĭdˈĭdēz [key], c.460–c.400 b.c., Greek historian of Athens, one of the greatest of ancient historians. His family was partly Thracian. As a general…

1971 Grammy Awards

Carole KingArchive PhotosRecord of the Year“It's Too Late,” Carole KingAlbum of the YearTapestry, Carole King (Ode)Song of the Year“You've Got a Friend,” Carole King, songwriterBest New…