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State Department Notes on Greece

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Greece Relations PEOPLEGreece was inhabited as early as the…

Nobel Prizes (table)

(Encyclopedia) Nobel Prizes Year Peace Chemistry Physics Physiology or Medicine Literature 1901 J. H. Dunant Frédéric Passy J. H. van't Hoff W. C. Roentgen E. A. von Behring R. F. A. Sully-…

House of Representatives, 111th Congress

Below is the composition of the 111th Congress' House of Representatives, following the 2008 midterm elections. In the following lists, the numeral indicates the congressional district…

costume

(Encyclopedia) costume, distinctive forms of clothing, including official or ceremonial attire such as ecclesiastical vestments, coronation robes, academic gowns, armor, and theatrical dress. The use…

Selected Biographies: M

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z More Biographies Don't see the biography you're looking for? Search 30,000+ biographies Biographies…

State Department Notes on South Korea

U.S. Department of State Background Note Chogye temple, Seoul, South Korea, May 5, 2006. [© AP Images] PROFILEOFFICIAL NAME:Republic of KoreaGeographyArea: 98,477 sq. km. (38,022 sq. mi.); about…

baseball

(Encyclopedia) CE5 A regulation baseball field. Minimum distance to the outfield fence is 250 ft; professional baseball fields constructed since 1958 have been at least 325 ft deep along the foul…

National Football League Team Profiles

America's Favorite Pastime by Mark Zurlo With millions of fans across the globe, football has become one of the world's most popular sports, and has (arguably) replaced baseball…

Notable Actors

Isabella Rossellini See also Filmmakers and Directors African-American Actors Asian American Film & Television Personalities Hispanic-American Film, Television, and Theater…