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Ellison, Harlan
(Encyclopedia) Ellison, Harlan (Harlan Jay Ellison), 1934–2018, American writer best known for his science fiction, b. Cleveland. Ellison wrote more than 100 books and some 1,700 short stories and…1999-2000 College Basketball Field Goal Percentage
Field Goal Percentage Minimum 5 Field Goals made per game. Cl Gm FG FGA Pct Brendan Haywood, N. Carolina Jr. 36 191 274 69.7 John Whorton, Kent Sr. 31…2000-01 College Basketball Blocked Shots
Blocked Shots Cl Gm No Avg Tarvis Williams, Hampton Sr. 32 147 4.6 Eddie Griffin, Seton Hall Fr. 30 133 4.4 Wojciech Myrda, La.-Monroe Jr. 28…Rockefeller, John Davison
(Encyclopedia) Rockefeller, John Davison, 1839–1937, American industrialist and philanthropist, b. Richford, N.Y. He moved (1853) with his family to a farm near Cleveland and at age 16 went to work…1998-99 College Basketball Free Throw Percentage
Free Throw Percentage Minimum 2.5 Free Throws made per game. Cl Gm FT FTA Pct Lonnie Cooper, La. Tech Sr. 25 70 76 92.1 Haywood Eaddy, Loyola Mary. Sr.…folk song
(Encyclopedia) folk song, music of anonymous composition, transmitted orally. The theory that folk songs were originally group compositions has been modified in recent studies. These assume that the…Ryder, Albert Pinkham
(Encyclopedia) Ryder, Albert Pinkham, 1847–1917, American painter, b. New Bedford, Mass. In 1867 his family moved to New York City. There he studied with W. E. Marshall, the engraver, and at the…stagecoach
(Encyclopedia) stagecoach, heavy, closed vehicle on wheels, usually drawn by horses, formerly used to transport passengers and goods overland. Throughout the Middle Ages and until about the end of…Pullman
(Encyclopedia) Pullman. 1 Former town, since 1889 part of Chicago, Ill. It was founded in 1880 by George M. Pullman as a model community for workers of his sleeping-car company; all property was…Levine, James
(Encyclopedia) Levine, James Lawrence, 1943–2021, American conductor, b. Cincinnati, Ohio. . Levine’s parents were both performers; his father had been…