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Spielberg, Steven, 3, 158, 336, 475,
743, 747
Spin-offs, 100, 350, 838, 948
Spirituality, 708-713
Spoken word movement,798-800
Sport utility vehicles, 800
Sports,801-803; auto racing, 67-69,
376; baseball, 82-87, 382, 427,
538, 721, 790; basketball, 79, 90-
93, 271, 470-471, 549, 645, 650;
bobsleigh, 647; boxing, 115-117,
425, 876; college football, 114;
curling, 647; cycling, 52, 639;
diving, 639; figure skating, 123,
480, 642, 647, 814, 953; football,
341-343; golf, 931; gymnastics,
639, 645, 818; hockey, 421-422,
642, 647; rowing, 639; skiing, 637,
641, 646; soccer, 402, 645, 783-
784, 935; speed skating, 638, 641,
646; swimming, 639, 645;
technology, 639; television
coverage, 643, 647; tennis, 12,
640, 741, 763, 841-843; track and
field, 73, 254, 639, 644; winners of
major events, 1021.See also specific
sports
Sportscasters, 24
Sportswear, 326
Springsteen, Bruce, 590
Srebrenica massacre, 114, 347
Star, Darren, 764
Star Alliance, 22
Star Wars: Episode I—The Phantom
Menace,803-804, 966
Starbucks, 206, 340
Starr, Kenneth, 194, 197, 511, 746,
804, 869, 916
Starr Report, 194, 198,804-806, 916
START I, 734
START II, 735
State, Department of.See
Department of State, U.S.
State Children’s Health Insurance
Program, 137, 409, 987
Steffan, Joseph, 265
Stem cell research, 201, 755,806-
808 .See alsoCloning
Stepfamilies.SeeBlended families
Stephanopoulos, George,808-809
Stereotypes, 784; children’s
television and, 173
Stern, Andy, 135
Stern, Howard,809-810

Stern, Robert A. M., 49

Stewart, Ellen, 853

Stewart, Jon, 505

Stewart, Martha,810-811

Stiffed(Faludi), 321

Stock market, 126, 135, 267,811-813

Stockdale, James,813-814

Stockton, John, 549

Stojko, Elvis, 642,814-815

Stone, Matt, 791

Stone, Oliver, 336

Stone, Sharon, 89

Stone Butch Blues(Feinberg), 866

Storm of the Century,815-817

Storms, 661, 815

Strand, Mark,817-818

Stratosphere (megaresort), 502

Street Fighter II(video game), 864, 897

Street gangs.See Gangs

“Streets of Philadelphia”

(Springsteen), 667

Strikes; baseball, 84, 87-89; General

Motors, 357-358

String theory, 818

Strug, Kerri, 645,818-820

STS.SeeSpace shuttle program

Studds, Gerry, 266

Stulce, Mike, 640

Suburban architecture, 47

Such a Long Journey(Mistry), 580

Sudan, 8

Suicide; antidepressants and, 42;

mass, 413

Suicide, physician-assisted.See

Physician-assisted suicide

Sundance Film Festival, 104, 450,

820-822

Sunset Boulevard(musical; Lloyd

Webber, Black, and Hampton),

119

Super Mario Bros. 3(video game), 897

Superfluidity, 755

“Supermodel (You Better Work)”

(RuPaul), 733

Supermodels, 415, 896

Supplemental Security Income, 911

Supreme Court, Canadian, 290, 709,

929

Supreme Court, U.S.,822-826, 990;

abortion, 1, 675, 737, 823; assisted

suicide, 671, 823; child

pornography, 165; death penalty,

824; desegregation, 698;

employment discrimination, 185;

equal protection cases, 823;

federalism, 825; freedom of

speech, 156, 489, 824; gay rights,

728, 823; gerrymandering, 767;

hate crimes, 11, 406; intelligent

design, 452; justices, 370, 855;

land use, 825; line-item veto, 517;

school prayer, 711, 824;

separation of church and state,

452; separation of powers, 825;

sexual harassment, 416; software

patents, 459

Susanka, Sarah, 48

Sustainable design, 48,826-828

Sustainable Fisheries Act (1996), 986

Sutton v. United Airlines, Inc.(1999),

185

SUVs.See Sport utility vehicles

Sweat, Keith, 1011

“Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)”

(Marilyn Manson), 552

Sweet Hereafter, The(film), 331

Swimming, 639, 645

Swissair Flight 111, 21

Swoopes, Sheryl, 928

SWV, 1011

Szumigalski, Anne, 518

Tae Bo, 829

Tailhook incident, 746,829-831, 923

Taiwan, 176

Take Our Daughters to Work Day,

831-832

Talk radio, 516, 749, 809,832-833

Talk shows, 368, 466, 651, 839, 921

Tamagotchi, 319, 863

Tandy, 216

TANF.SeeTemporary Assistance for

Needy Families

Tapert, Robert, 948

Tarantino, Quentin, 450, 692,834-

835 , 867

Tattoos and body piercings, 319, 835

Taxation, 130, 190, 299

Taxol, 149

Taxpayer Relief Act (1997), 987

Taylor, Drew Hayden, 850

Taymor, Julie, 852

TCP/IP, 453

Teacher education, 289

Techno music, 308, 595

Technology, 456, 659,754-758, 772;

archaeology, 45; architecture, 49;

biotechnology, 17, 458; business

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