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Turrell, James

(Encyclopedia) Turrell, James, 1943–, American installation and land artist, b. Los Angeles, grad. Pomona College (B.A., 1965), Claremont Graduate School (M.F.A., 1973). Turrell's career began in the…

April 2009 Current Events: World News

U.S. News | Business/Science News Here are the key events in world news for the month of April 2009. Sweden Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage (Apr. 1): Sweden becomes the fifth…

Pyeongchang Preview

What to expect at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games Pyeongchang, South Korea is set to host the Winter Olympics Feb. 9–25, followed by the Paralympic Games from March 8–18. The North and South…

WNBA Annual Awards, 2005 Season

WNBA Annual Awards, 2005 SeasonMost Valuable Player: Sheryl Swoopes, HoustonRookie of the Year: Temeka Johnson, WashingtonCoach of the Year: John Whisenant, SacramentoDefensive Player of the Year:…

Chun Doo-hwan

(Encyclopedia) Chun Doo Hwan Chun Doo-hwan jûn dō hwän [key], 1931–2021, Korean military leader, president of South…

State Department Notes on North Korea

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: Historical and Cultural Highlights Government and Political Conditions Defense and Military Issues Foreign Relations U.S. Policy Toward North…

Soundgarden

rock groupBorn: 1984 Hiro Yamamoto (bass player) moved from Illinois to Olympia, Washington, to attend college in 1981. He started playing music with his roommate, Chris Cornell (drummer, lead…

Blunt, Anthony Frederick

(Encyclopedia) Blunt, Anthony Frederick, 1907–83, English art historian and Soviet spy, grad. Cambridge. Director of the Courtauld Institute of Art after 1947 and professor of the history of art at…

2004 Olympics: Boxing

Weight Class ChampionLt. Flyweight (106 lbs)Yan Bhartelemy Varela, CUB Atagun Yalcinkaya, TUR Shiming Zou, CHN / Sergey Kazakov, RUSFlyweight (112) Yuriorkis Gamboa Toledano, CUB …

1996 Olympics: Table Tennis

Men Singles: 1. Liu Guoliang, CHN, def. 2. Wang Tao, CHN (21-12, 22-24, 21-19, 15-21, 21-6); 3. Joerg Rosskopf, GER, def. Petr Korbel, CZE (21-17, 19-21, 21-18, 21-19). Doubles: 1. Kong Linghui…