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2000 European Championship: First Round
Round robin; each team played the other three teams in its group once. Note that three points were awarded for a win and one point for a tie. (*) indicates team advanced to second round.…First Results of Census 2000 Released
New figures put U.S. population at 281.4 million by Ann-Marie Imbornoni Population Links Census 1790–2000Colonial Population EstimatesTotal Population, 1970–1990Population by Age and Race, 1860…100 Best First Lines of Novels
The titles range from Don Quixote to Middlesex The editors of American Book Review selected what they consider the most memorable first lines of novels. The titles on the list span centuries and…1997 Ryder Cup: First Day
Four-Ball Match ResultsWinnerScoreLoserOlazabal/Rocca1-upLove/MickelsonCouples/Faxon1-upFaldo/WestwoodParnevik/Johansson1-upLehman/FurykWoods/O'Meara3 and 2Langer/MontgomerieTeams tie, 2-…1997 Copa America: First Round
Group AGmWLTGFGAPts*Ecuador3201417*Argentina3102315*Paraguay3111234Chile3030150RESULTS: June 11– Paraguay 1, Chile 0; Argentina 0, Ecuador 0. June 14– Argentina 2, Chile 0; Ecuador 2,…1999 Ryder Cup: First Day
Foursome Match ResultsWinnerScoreLoserMontgomerie/Lawrie3&2Duval/MickelsonGarcia/Parnevik2&1Lehman/WoodsJimenez/HarringtonhalvedLove III/StewartMaggert/Sutton3&2Clarke/…Brewer's: First-class Hard Labour
Under this sentence, the prisoner sleeps on a plank bed without a mattress, and spends six or eight hours a day turning a hard crank, or treading a wheel. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and…Brewer's: First Stroke is Half the Battle
“Well begun is half done.” “A good lather is half the shave.” “Incipe: dimidium facti est coepisse. (Ausonius.)” “Dimidium facti, qui coepit, habet.” (Horace.) French: Barbe bien…Timeline: Famous Firsts in Space Exploration
Image of Pluto sent back by New Horizons. Source: NASA Here are dates of important firsts in space exploration 1958 1963 1975 1981 1985 1990…Salt Lake City Olympic Firsts
Alpine skier Janica Kostelic of Croatia and cross country skiers Andrus Veerpalu and Jaak Mae of Estonia won the first Winter Games medals for their home countries.Short-track speed skaters…