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1996 Olympics: Equestrian

Horses in parentheses. Individual Dressage: 1. Isabell Werth, (Gigolo) GER (235.09); 2. Anky Van Grunsven, (Bonfire) NET (233.02); 3. Sven Rothenberger, (Weyden) NET (224.94). Team Dressage: 1.…

Henry BEDINGER, Congress, VA (1812-1858)

BEDINGER, Henry, (nephew of George Michael Bedinger), a Representative from Virginia; born near Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, Va. (now West Virginia), February 3, 1812; attended the common…

May 2009 Current Events: U.S. News

World News | Business/Science News Here are the key events in United States news for the month of May 2009. Longshot Mine That Bird Wins Kentucky Derby (May 2): A 50–1…

Adventure

Gertrude Bell was born in England in 1868. She was the first European woman to travel in remote parts of the Middle East. She traveled, often…

Maria Feodorovna

(Encyclopedia) Maria FeodorovnaMaria Feodorovnamärēˈä fyôˈdərəvnə [key], 1847–1928, czarina of Russia, consort of Alexander III and mother of Nicholas II. Originally named Dagmar, she was the…

Kingdoms & Monarchs of the World

Here is a list of the current monarchs throughout the world. King Albert II, Belgium King Norodom Sihamoni, Cambodia Emperor Akihito, Japan King Abdullah II, Jordan Prince Albert II, Monaco…

Tolstoy, Leo, Count

(Encyclopedia) Tolstoy, Leo, Count, Rus. Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoi (lyĕf), 1828–1910, Russian novelist and philosopher, considered one of the world's greatest writers. About 1876 the doubts that…

Nicholas II, czar of Russia

(Encyclopedia) Nicholas II, 1868–1918, last czar of Russia (1894–1917), son of Alexander III and Maria Feodorovna. Discontent at home grew, the army tired of war, the food situation deteriorated,…

Faberge Eggs

Fabergé Eggs The most glorious Easter eggs of all by David Johnson Around 1885, Russian jeweler Peter Carl Fabergé took the decoration of eggs to new heights. He volunteered to create…

2009 Pulitzer Prize Winners

Awards ranging from journalism to fiction to music Related Links Joseph Pulitzer Biography Book, Magazine,…