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Joe Gold 2004 Deaths

Joe GoldAge: 82 bodybuilder who opened Gold's Gym in Venice Beach, California, in 1965. The 1977 film Pumping Iron was set at the gym. Died: Los Angeles, Calif., July 11, 2004Nicolai…

Thomas Gold 2004 Deaths

Thomas GoldAge: 84 astrophysicist known for his unconventional and often controversial theories, including the steady-state theory of the cosmology, which stated the universe is infinite and…

Brewer's: Field of the Cloth of Gold

The plain, near Guisnes, where Henry VIII. had his interview with Francois I. in 1520; so called from the splendour and magnificence displayed there on the occasion. Source: Dictionary of…

Brewer's: Marks of Gold and Silver

The date-mark on gold or silver articles is some letter of the alphabet indicating the year when the article was made. Thus, in the Goldsmith's Company of London:- From 1716 to 1755 it was…

Brewer's: Gold Purse of Spain

Andalusia is so called because it is the city from which Spain derives its chief wealth. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894GoldenGold A B C D E F G H…

Brewer's: Cunobelin's Gold Mines

Caverns in the chalk beds of Little Thurrock, Essex; so called from the tradition that King Cunobelin hid in them his gold. They are sometimes called Dane-holes, because they were used as…

Neil Young: Silver & Gold

Silver & GoldReprise For a guy once known as "the godfather of grunge," Neil Young can be quite a perfectionist. He's been fine-tuning Silver & Gold since 1997, and previewed it out…

Winter Games: Gold Medals

Figure Skating–MenFigure Skating–WomenSpeed Skating–MenSpeed Skating–WomenSkiing, Alpine–MenSkiing, Alpine–WomenIce HockeyFreestyle Skiing—MenFreestyle Skiing—Women2006 United States…

Phelps, Michael Fred

(Encyclopedia) Phelps, Michael Fred, 1985–, American swimmer, b. Baltimore. One of the world's greatest competitive swimmers, Phelps became (2001) the youngest world record holder (in the 200-m…

Cripple Creek

(Encyclopedia) Cripple Creek, village (2020 pop. 1,155), alt. 9,375 ft (2,858 m), seat of Teller co., central Colo.; inc. 1892. Primarily a summer…