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1998 IRL Race Locations

January— INDY 200 presented by Aurora at Walt Disney World, Orlando, Fla. March—DURA-LUBE 200 at Phoenix (Ari.) International Raceway. May—INDIANAPOLIS 500 at Indianapolis (Ind.) Motor Speedway.…

Evel Knievel

Name at birth: Robert Craig KnievelEvel Knievel brought the spirit of P.T. Barnum to daredevil motorcycle jumps in the 1960s and 1970s. Dressed in his signature red, white and blue jumpsuit, Knievel…

John Woodruff Biography

OlympianDied: Oct. 30, 2007 (Fountain Hills, Arizona) Best Known as: Olympic gold medalist in 1936 Berlin Games Olympic runner who won gold in the 800-meter…

Jeanne-Claude

Name at birth: Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon Together with her husband Christo, the artist Jeanne-Claude created some of the biggest, craziest, and most-discussed art installations of the 20th…

Anne Bradstreet: Water

WaterScarce Earth had done, but th' angry water moved. Sister (quoth she) it had full well behoved Among your boastings to have praised me Cause of your fruitfulness as you shall see: This…

Ralph Waldo Emerson: The Enchanter

The EnchanterIn the deep heart of man a poet dwells Who all the day of life his summer story tells; Scatters on every eye dust of his spells, Scent, form and color; to the flowers and shells…

Oldest U.S. City

The Question: What is the oldest city in the United States? The Answer: St. Augustine, Florida is the oldest continuously settled city (by…