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motet

(Encyclopedia) motetmotetmōtĕtˈ [key], name for the outstanding type of musical composition of the 13th cent. and for a different type that originated in the Renaissance. The 13th-century motet, a…

Woolf, Virginia

(Encyclopedia) Woolf, Virginia, 1882–1941, English novelist and essayist, b. Adeline Virgina Stephen; daughter of Sir Leslie Stephen. A successful innovator in the form of the novel, she is…

Backstreet Boys Biography

Backstreet Boysrock group Close friends and family make for close harmonies in this a cappella group named for an Orlando, Florida fleamarket. Their album, Backstreet Boys (1996) made a splash…

Bantamweight

1890–92 George Dixon11894–99 Jimmy Barry21899– 1900 Terry McGovern11901 Harry Harris11902–03 Harry Forbes1903–04 Frankie Neil1904 Joe Bowker11905–07 Jimmy Walsh11910–14 Johnny Coulon1914–17…

June 2016: Tragedy at Disney World

World News | Disasters & Science News Here's a slideshow depicting the major U.S. news events of June 2016. 1. Shooting on UCLA Campus 2. Paul Ryan Endorses Trump 3. Stanford…

1996-97 Boxing Featherweights (126 lbs)

Featherweights (126 lbs) Date Winner Loser Result Title Site Nov. 2 Luisito Espionosa Nobutoshi Hiranaka TKO 8 WBC Fukuoka, JPN Nov. 3 Orlando Canizales…

1997-98 Basketball All-NBA Teams Winners

Voting by a 116-member panel of local and national pro basketball writers and broadcasters. Each ballot has entries for three teams; points awarded on 5-3-1 basis. First Team repeaters from 1996-97…

NBA Additional Awards, 1997-1998

Defensive Player of the Year— Dikembe Mutombo, Atlanta; Most Improved Player— Alan Henderson, Atlanta; Sixth Man Award— Danny Manning, Phoenix; Kennedy PBWAA Citizenship Award— Steve Smith, Atlanta…