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Scott Hamilton Scott Hamilton
Scott Hamilton 1958- American figure skater Scott Hamilton has experienced the highs and lows of life—from a debilitating childhood disease, to the glory of an Olympic gold medal, to the devastating diagnosis of cancer. Through it all, he has remained a beloved fixture on the figure-skating... Read more
Randy Johnson Randy Johnson
Randy Johnson 1963- American baseball player Standing at least a head taller than most of his fellow players, Randy Johnson is one of the tallest players ever to play in Major League Baseball (MLB). At six feet, ten inches, Johnson's towering stature has earned him the nicknames "Big Unit"... Read more
Gloria in excelsis Gloria in excelsis
Gloria in excelsis [Lat.,=glory in the highest], the Angelic Hymn or greater doxology , ancient Christian hymn beginning, according to the Authorized Version, "Glory be to God on high, and on earth, peace, goodwill towards men." An amplification of Luke 2.14, the hymn was of Greek origin and... Read more
morning glory morning glory
morning glory common name for members of the Convolvulaceae, a family of herbs, shrubs, and small trees (many of them climbing forms) inhabiting warm regions, especially the tropics of America and Asia. The family is characterized by milky sap. The largest groups are the predominantly tropical... Read more
Marjorie Hope Nicolson Marjorie Hope Nicolson
Marjorie Hope Nicolson 1894-1981, American educator, b. Yonkers, N.Y., grad. Univ. of Michigan (B.A., 1914; M.A., 1918) and Yale (Ph.D., 1920). She was dean and professor at Smith from 1929 to 1941, when she became the first woman professor on the graduate faculties of Columbia. She remained there... Read more
Sistine Chapel Sistine Chapel
Sistine Chapel [for Sixtus IV ], private chapel of the popes in Rome, one of the principal glories of the Vatican. Built (1473) under Pope Sixtus IV, it is famous for its decorations. By far the best-known achievements in the chapel are the work of Michelangelo . Across the ceiling he painted... Read more
Transfiguration Transfiguration
Transfiguration in the New Testament, manifestation wherein Jesus appeared "shining" before Peter, James, and John. The traditional explanation is that in it Jesus' divine glory shone in his earthly body. Mt. Tabor is usually said to be the mountain where it took place. The event is... Read more
What Price Glory What Price Glory
What Price Glory? (1924), a play by Maxwell Anderson and Laurence Stallings. [Plymouth Theatre, 435 perf.] Captain Flagg ( Louis Wolheim) and First Sergeant Quirt ( William Boyd) are career soldiers and longtime friendly enemies. Quirt is put in charge of Flagg's company while the Captain is... Read more
Anita L. DeFrantz Anita L. DeFrantz
Anita DeFrantz 1952– Athletic administrator Found Athleticism Through Rowing Fought Ban an Olympics Began Career in Olympic Administration Rose Up the Ranks of the IOC Sources Anita DeFrantz did not grow up dreaming of Olympic glory, yet she glided to a bronze medal as an American rower. As... Read more

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100 Years of Olympic Glory
Magazine article from: USA TODAY ...the hype already, 1996 is an Olympic year. There are few better ways...sports documentaries, spans the years from the modern Olympics...the turmoil. Following the Olympic ideals of "swifter, higher...efforts. Interviews with former Olympic athletes looking back at their...
OLYMPIC GLORY YOURS FOR LEAP THROUGH LOOPHOLE
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ) ...27-1996 OLYMPIC GLORY YOURS FOR LEAP THROUGH...have dropped down to Olympic Stadium on Friday...game at Coca-Cola Olympic City where kids and...country, because the Olympic track and field rules...there. Friday, the 100-meter heats included...the Olympics this year. But only ...
FitzRandolph on Verge of Olympic Glory
News Wire article from: AP Online ...Verge of Olympic Glory [image omitted...slippery turns away from Olympic glory. The former...this since I was 5 years old, put a lot of...FitzRandolph set an Olympic record of 34.42...32 by defending Olympic champion Hiroyasu...revolutionized the sport that year. Having ...
Black women carry the torch of Olympic glory
Magazine article from: Black Issues Book Review ...Torch of Olympic Glory This September...When the modern Olympic games began in 1896...participate in the Olympic games held in Los...Since that monumental Olympic year, black women have...gold medals in the 100-and 200-meter...
ALL FOR OLYMPIC GLORY THIS YEAR, AS IN GAMES PAST, WISCONSIN ATHLETES WILL...
Newspaper article from: The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI) ...In all, seven Olympic athletes with Madison...won bronzes in the 100 and 200 meters while...London. In recent years, the Madison impact...second barrier in the 100-meter freestyle...meter relay. But the Olympic contributions of...It was all for the glory,'' he said.
Olympic hype can't hide glory; Paulson shares in the spectacle.(SPORTS)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) ...through a century of Olympic glory. Amid the color...in the brand-new Olympic Stadium tonight...be waving to 83,100 spectators, including...Because the U.S. Olympic team, as the host...signed a seven-year, $120 million contract...born in Atlanta 32 years ago today, is the...
SHOWTIME TO AIR 'OLYMPIC GLORY'
Newspaper article from: The Roanoke Times (Roanoke, VA) ...Greenspan's Stories of Olympic Glory" premiers Monday...the 1980 U.S. Olympic championship hockey...which faced a 50-year gold medal drought...had never lost an Olympic finals game in the...a book on the top 100 moments in Olympic...
With 3 medals in a generation, why India falls short in sports: Olympic glory...
News Wire article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) ...Cup earlier this year by lowly Bangladesh...comes to the race for Olympic gold. Why should...When it comes to Olympic sports, there is...the past couple of years, Indian golfers...India can't achieve Olympic fame is cricket...passion. More than 100,000 people show...hopes for ...
OLYMPIC GLORY . . . NOW WHAT?; SOME AREA ATHLETES CONFRONT POST-COMPETITIVE...
Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) ...flares across the Olympic summer of 1996...Some retired to the glory of their deeds...They do not have Olympic futures, so they...today to make the Olympic team and beat another...doctors gave Diego a year to live because of...simply survive. Two years after Atlanta, our...Atlanta: ...
Radcliffe sets sights on Olympic glory; ATHLETICS.(Sport)
Newspaper article from: Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England) ...Games in London next year - and says this time...confirmed. The 37-year-old, who has failed...agonies in the last two Olympic marathons, in Athens...before Beijing four years later. She added...that I can give it 100%. "Obviously (winning an Olympic medal) is something...Radcliffe ...

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