(Encyclopedia) Mann, ThomasMann, Thomastōˈmäs män [key], 1875–1955, German novelist and essayist, the outstanding German novelist of the 20th cent., b. Lübeck; brother of Heinrich Mann. A writer of…
Arabia Felix. Felix is a mistranslation by Ptolemy of Yemen, which means to the “right” —i.e. of Mecca. (See Stony Arabia.) Beautiful are the maids that glide On summer-eves through Yemen'…
A mistranslation of the Latin Arabia felix, which means simply on the right hand —i.e. to the right hand of Al-Shan (Syria). It was Ptolemy who was the author of the threefold division…
400-meter Hurdles
Find the Olympic gold-medal times for the men's 400m hurdles race from 1900 to the present.
Year
Time
Record
1900
Walter Tewksbury, USA…
SinglesYear Time1964 Thomas Köhler, GER 3:26.77 1968 Manfred Schmid, AUT 2:52.48 1972 Wolfgang Scheidel, E. Ger 3:27.58 1976 Dettlef Günther, E. Ger 3:27.6881980 Bernhard Glass, E. Ger 2…
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