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Gay, John

(Encyclopedia) Gay, John, 1685–1732, English playwright and poet, b. Barnstaple, Devon. Educated at the local grammar school, he was apprenticed to a silk mercer for a brief time before commencing…

Brinkley, David McClure

(Encyclopedia) Brinkley, David McClure, 1920–2003, American news broadcaster, b. Wilmington, N.C. He began (1942) his lengthy journalistic career as a reporter for United Press, soon (1943) joining…

Caulaincourt, Armand Augustin Louis, marquis de

(Encyclopedia) Caulaincourt, Armand Augustin Louis, marquis deCaulaincourt, Armand Augustin Louis, marquis deärmäNˈ ōgüstăNˈ lwē märkēˈ də kōlăNk&oomacr;rˈ [key], b. 1772 or 1773, d. 1827, French…

villein

(Encyclopedia) villeinvilleinvĭlˈən [key] [O.Fr.,=village dweller], peasant under the manorial system of medieval Western Europe. The term applies especially to serfs in England, where by the 13th…

NCAA Football Bowl Championship 1998: Week 1

Week 1: October 26, 1998 Final Week | Week 6 | Week 5 | Week 4 | Week 3 | Week 2 | Week 1 UCLA, ranked second in the AP and Coaches poll, was ranked first in the BCS poll; Ohio State,…

NCAA Football Bowl Championship 1998: Week 3

Week 3: November 11, 1998 Final Week | Week 6 | Week 5 | Week 4 | Week 3 | Week 2 | Week 1 For the third time in as many weeks there is a new team atop the Bowl Championship Series…

NCAA Football Bowl Championship 1998: Week 4

Week 4: November 16, 1998 Final Week | Week 6 | Week 5 | Week 4 | Week 3 | Week 2 | Week 1 Kansas State was able to beat Nebraska for the first time in 30 years but was not able to move…

NCAA Football Bowl Championship 1998: Week 5

Week 5: November 23, 1998 Final Week | Week 6 | Week 5 | Week 4 | Week 3 | Week 2 | Week 1 All four unbeaten teams won again this week. Tennessee, UCLA and Kansas State continue to…

NCAA Football Bowl Championship 1998: Week 6

Week 6: November 30, 1998 Final Week | Week 6 | Week 5 | Week 4 | Week 3 | Week 2 | Week 1 Tennessee walloped a 2-9 Vanderbilt team 41-0 this week but their strength of schedule took…

NCAA Football Bowl Championship 1998: Week 2

Week 2: November 4, 1998 Final Week | Week 6 | Week 5 | Week 4 | Week 3 | Week 2 | Week 1 UCLA, ranked first in the BCS poll a week ago, dropped to third place after barely squeaking…