In general, Americans have seen a decline in crime since a peak in the late 1900s (although it sometimes seem that crime is on the rise). The violent crime rate is half what it was in the early 1990s…
(Encyclopedia) United States Military Academy, at West Point, N.Y.; for training young men and women to be officers in the U.S. army; founded and opened in 1802. The original act provided that the…
Sweden 5, United States 0 at Goteborg, Sweden (Nov. 28-30) Day One— Jonas Bjorkman (SWE) def. Michael Chang (USA), 7-5, 1-6, 6-3, 6-3; Magnus Larsson (SWE) def. Pete Sampras (USA), 3-6, 7-6 (…
United States 4, Russia 1
at Palo Alto, Calif. (Sept. 18-19)
Day One— Venus Williams (USA) def. Elena Likhovtseva (RUS), 6-3, 6-4; Lindsay Davenport (USA) def. Elena Dementieva (RUS), 6-4, 6-0.…
