Born: June 14, 1958Speed skater 3-time overall world champion (1977-79); won all 5 men's gold medals at 1980 Olympics, setting records in each; Sullivan Award winner (1980). See also: 1980: Heiden'…
The Question:
Did Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid really exist?
The Answer:
Yes, though the feature film based on them is hardly a documentary. See our biographies of Butch Cassidy (AKA…
The Question: How many women are living with HIV around the world? The Answer: According to the World Health Organization, 15.9 million women were living with…
Whether we are crossing a street or spelling a word, it seems there are rules for everything. “Look both ways before you cross” or “I before E except after C” are rules that we understand to be…
The following table lists the date, location, and magnitude of major earthquakes around the world during 2016. table.tableizer-table {border: 1px solid #CCC…
U.S. News | World News Here are the key events in business and science news for the month of June 2009. General Motors Files for Bankruptcy, Plans to Close 14 Plants (…
