The Question: I'm looking on your site for the winner of the 50-meter freestyle swimming event at the 1984 Olympics, but can't find it. Do you have that…
Born: August 25, 1966Baseball OF tremendous hitter and stupendous troublemaker; in strike-shortened 1995 season, became first player in major league history to hit 50 homers and 50 doubles in a…
(Encyclopedia) Giusti, GiuseppeGiusti, Giuseppej&oomacr;zĕpˈpā j&oomacr;sˈtē [key], 1809–50, Italian satirical poet. He directed his original and ironic polemics against Austrian rule and…
(Encyclopedia) RougeRouger&oomacr;zh [key], river, c.30 mi (50 km) long, rising in S Michigan and winding S and SE to the Detroit River at the city of River Rouge. Dearborn and part of Detroit…
(Encyclopedia) BaracoaBaracoabäräkōˈä [key], city (1996 est. pop. 50,000), Guantánamo prov., SE Cuba, a port near the eastern extremity of the island. It is a processing and export center for a…
(Encyclopedia) Notre Dame Bay, arm of the Atlantic Ocean, c.40 mi (60 km) long and 50 mi (80 km) wide, NE Newfoundland, N.L., Canada. The Exploits River empties into it. The bay has an irregular…
(Encyclopedia) NordfjordNordfjordnôrˈfyôrˌ, n&oobreve;rˈfy&oobreve;rˌ [key], inlet, c.50 mi (80 km) long, Sogn og Fjordane co., SW Norway. To the south, between Nordfjord and Sognafjord, is…
(Encyclopedia) Solent, TheSolent, Thesōˈlənt [key], channel, c.30 mi (50 km) long and 3&fslsh;4 to 5 mi (1.2–8 km) wide, between the Isle of Wight and Hampshire, S England. It serves as an…
CLASSIFICATIONFIND OUT MOREAnimals belong to the largest and most diverse of the five kingdoms of living things. So far over two million animal species have been identified. All animals…
HOW CLOUDS FORMHUMIDITYTHUNDERSTORMSFIND OUT MOREAir always contains some water vapour from oceans, lakes, and the ground. Clouds form when the air cools below a certain temperature, so…
