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Ramat Gan

(Encyclopedia) Ramat GanRamat Ganräˈmät gän [key], city (1994 pop. 122,200), W central Israel, adjacent to Tel Aviv. Founded in 1921, Ramat Gan is an important industrial center. Food processing is…

Santa Clara, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Santa ClaraSanta Clarasănˈtə klârˈə [key], city (1990 pop. 93,613), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1852. Part of the Silicon Valley high-technology manufacturing complex, the city…

National Football League Stadiums: Rank by Age

AFCOakland1966San Diego1967Kansas City1972Buffalo1973NY Jets1976Indianapolis1984Miami1987Jacksonville1995Baltimore1998Cleveland1999Tennessee1999Cincinnati2000Denver2001Pittsburgh2001New…

Olympia, city, ancient Greece

(Encyclopedia) Olympia, ancient city, important center of the worship of Zeus in ancient Greece, in Elis near the Alpheus (now Alfiós) R. It was the scene of the Olympic games. The great temple of…

Steinbrenner, George Michael, 3d

(Encyclopedia) Steinbrenner, George Michael, 3d, 1930–2010, American businessman, principal owner of the New York Yankees (1973–2010), b. Rocky River, Ohio, grad. Williams College (B.A., 1952). A…

Speer, Albert

(Encyclopedia) Speer, AlbertSpeer, Albertälˈbĕrt shpār [key], 1905–81, German architect and National Socialist (Nazi) leader. A member of the Nazi party from 1931, he became its official architect…

Nervi, Pier Luigi

(Encyclopedia) Nervi, Pier LuigiNervi, Pier Luigipyĕr lw&oomacr;ēˈjē nĕrˈvē [key], 1891–1979, Italian architectural engineer. Nervi is considered one of the foremost European architectural…

American Football Conference

LocationBuiltCapacityFieldBaltimore RavensM&T Bank StadiumBaltimore, Md.199870,107GrassBuffalo BillsRalph Wilson StadiumOrchard Park, N.Y.197380,290TurfCincinnati BengalsPaul Brown…