adjudged the winner of the race
1Netherlands, The — officially Kingdom of The Netherlands byname Holland Country, northwestern Europe. Area: 16,033 sq mi (41,526 sq km). Population (2002 est.): 16,142,000. Capital: Amsterdam; Seat of Government: The Hague. Most of the people are Dutch. Languages:… …
2BBC Sports Personality of the Year — The trophy for the titular award is a silver four turret lens camera. The BBC Sports Personality of the Year is an awards ceremony that takes place annually in December. Devised by Paul Fox in 1954, it originally consisted of one titular award.… …
3Slavery in the United States — began soon after English colonists first settled Virginia in 1607 and lasted until the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1865. Before the widespread establishment of chattel slavery, much labor was organized …
4Ulster Grand Prix — The Ulster Grand Prix is a motorcycle road race that takes place on the Dundrod circuit near Belfast, Northern Ireland. The first races took place in 1922 and in 1935 and 1948 the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme gave it the title Grand… …
5literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
6horse racing — Sport of running horses at speed. Typically, Thoroughbreds are raced with a rider astride and Standardbreds with the horse pulling a conveyance with a driver. Though racing has an ancient lineage, the first regularly organized national races were …
71980 Summer Olympics — Games of the XXII Olympiad Host city Moscow, Soviet Union Nations participating 80[1] …
8Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …
9Jenson Button — Infobox F1 driver Name = Jenson Button Caption = Button in 2007 Nationality = flagicon|UK British Car number = 16 Team = Honda Team for 2007 = Honda Races = 152 (150 starts) Championships = 0 Wins = 1 Podiums = 15 Poles = 3 Fastest laps = 0 First …
10Jessica Ennis — MBE Jessica Ennis at the Yorkshire Track and Field Championships 2010. Personal information Born 28 January 1986 (1986 01 28) (age 25) …
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