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Cabral, Amilcar

(Encyclopedia) Cabral, Amilcar Cabral, Amilcar amēlˈkär kəbräl [key], 1924–73, revolutionary leader of Guinea-Bissau.…

Spacewalkers

The Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov was the first person to walk in space. On March 18, 1965, he floated outside his Voskhod 2 spacecraft for more than 10 minutes. Even though his lifeline extended…

Benjamin Gratz BROWN, Congress, MO (1826-1885)

Senate Years of Service: 1863-1865; 1865-1867Party: Unconditional Unionist; RepublicanBROWN, Benjamin Gratz, (grandson of John Brown of Virginia and Kentucky [1757-1837], grandson of Jesse…

Cavalieri, Lina

(Encyclopedia) Cavalieri, LinaCavalieri, Linalēˈnä kävälyĕˈrē [key], 1874–1944, Italian operatic soprano. After her debut in Lisbon in 1900 she achieved great success throughout Europe and in the…

Colorado Springs

(Encyclopedia) Colorado Springs, city (2020 pop. 478,961), seat of El Paso co., central Colo., on Monument and Fountain creeks, at the foot of Pikes…

2006 Freestyle Skiing World Cup

2006 Freestyle Skiing World Cup ChampionsMenOverall—Tomas Kraus, Czech RepublicAerials—Dmitri Dashinski, BelarusMoguls—Dale Begg-Smith, AustraliaSki-Cross—Tomas Kraus, Czech RepublicHalfpipe—Kalle…

1975 Grammy Awards

Captain and TennilleArchive PhotosRecord of the Year“Love Will Keep Us Together,” Captain and TennilleAlbum of the YearStill Crazy After All These Years, Paul Simon (Columbia)Song of the Year“Send…

1977 Grammy Awards

Record of the Year“Hotel California,” EaglesAlbum of the YearRumours, Fleetwood Mac (Warner Bros.)Song of the Year (tie)“Love Theme From A Star Is Born” (Evergreen), Barbra Streisand and Paul…