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Erie, Lake

(Encyclopedia) Erie, Lake, 9,940 sq mi (25,745 sq km), 241 mi (388 km) long and from 30 to 57 mi (48–92 km) wide, bordered on the N by S Ont., Canada, on the E by W N.Y., on the S by NW Pa. and N…

Visigoths

(Encyclopedia) Visigoths (West Goths), division of the Goths, one of the most important groups of Germans. Having settled in the region W of the Black Sea in the 3d cent. a.d., the Goths soon split…

Brewer's: Wonder

A nine days' wonder. Something that causes a sensational astonishment for a few days, and is then placed in the limbo of “things forgot.” Three days'…

NCAA Tournament (40 teams)

East RegionalFirst RoundSt. John's 75, Temple 70Penn 73, Iona 69Second RoundSt. John's 80, Duke 78Rutgers 64, Georgetown 58Penn 72, North Carolina 71Syracuse 89, Connecticut 81SemifinalsSt.…

2000-01 NIT Basketball Tournament

The 64th annual National Invitation Tournament had a 32-team field. First three rounds played on home courts of higher seeded teams. Semifinal, Third Place and Championship games played March 27-29…

Snow, John

ex-secretary of the TreasuryBirthplace: Toledo, OhioBorn: 8/2/39

Kruger, Otto

actorBirthplace: Toledo, OhioBorn: 1885Died: 1974