(Encyclopedia) James, William, 1842–1910, American philosopher, b. New York City, M.D. Harvard, 1869; son of the Swedenborgian theologian Henry James and brother of the novelist Henry James. In 1872…
by Robert Burns Contented Wi' Little And Cantie Wi' MairCanst Thou Leave Me Thus, My KatieFarewell Thou Stream Air-"Nansie's to the greenwood gane." Farewell, thou stream that…
at San Jose Arena in San Jose, Calif. (March 26-28).SemifinalsDuke 81Georgia 69Purdue 77La. Tech 63ChampionshipPurdue 62Duke 45 Final Records: Purdue (34-1), Duke (29-7), La. Tech (30-3),…
Two Against NatureGiant While their first new studio album in 20 years isn't about to surpass earlier Steely Dan classics like 1975's Katy Lied or 1977's Aja, it is nevertheless a remarkable…
Bob PettitBorn: Dec. 12, 1932Basketball F All-NBA 1st team 10 times (1955-64); 2-time MVP (1956,59) with St. Louis Hawks; first player to score 20,000 points.Gaylord PerryN - QRichard Petty…
Marie-Jose PerecBorn: 1968Track & Field French sprinter who became 2nd woman to win the 200m and 400m events in the same Olympics (1996); her time in the 400 (48.25) set an Olympic record…
George ConnerAge: 94 last surviving pre-World War II Indy 500 driver; started 14 races between 1935-52; finished third in 1949 and had five top-10 Indy 500 finishes. The cause of his death…
Robert DamronAge: 36 professional motorcycle racer; named Dirt Motorcyclist of the Year in 2000 by the Oakland-based Motor Sports Press Association. He died of injuries sustained in a…
Palme d'OrThe Pianist, Roman Polanski (Poland)Grand PrizeThe Man Without a Past, Aki Kaurismäki (Finland)Jury PrizeYadon Ilaheyya, Elia Suleiman (France/Morocco/Germany)55th Anniversary…
