(Encyclopedia) Burns, George, 1896–1996, b. New York City as Nathan Birnbaum, and his wife Gracie Allen, 1906–64, b. San Francisco, American comedy team (1923–58). In vaudeville in the 1920s, on…
(Encyclopedia) Urban League, National, voluntary nonpartisan community service agency, founded in 1910, whose goal is to help end racial segregation and discrimination in the United States,…
(Encyclopedia) Walter, Lucy, 1630?–1658, mistress (1648–50) of Charles II of England during his exile in Holland and France. She was the mother by him of James Scott, duke of Monmouth, whom the Whigs…
Source: FDIC Consumer News, Spring 1995. The value of the U.S. dollar has an impact on all our lives, not just those of us who travel abroad. So what does it mean when the dollar is “up” against…
Two jumps off normal hill for each team's four skiers followed the next day by a 4 x 5-km cross-country relay race. 4x5-km1Austria49:52.62Germany50:07.93Finland50:19.4AUT—Gottwald,…
Father's Day Quotations Compiled by Elizabeth Olson "For rarely are sons similar to their fathers: most are worse, and a few are better than their fathers." Homer "It doesn't…
Ski Cross added to freestyle mix by Mike Morrison and Christine Frantz Related Links 2010 Winter OlympicsMemorable Olympic MomentsBirth of the Modern OlympicsEncyclopedia…
