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The Golden Gate Bridge

Golden Gate Bridge Opens May 27, 1937 by Marcus McGraw Source: Wide World PhotosEven with views of the Pacific Ocean on one side and vistas of the city of San Francisco on the other, these days…

DK Science: Earthquakes

FAULTSEISMOLOGYFIND OUT MOREEarthquakes are caused by movements of the giant tectonic plates that form Earth’s crust. SEISMOLOGY is the study of earthquakes. Most occur at cracks called…

2004 Olympics: Fencing

Event Foil (Individual, Men)Brice Guyart, FRA Salvatore Sanzo, ITA Andrea Cassara, ITAFoil (Team, Men)Cassara / Sanzo / Vanni, ITA Wang / Ye / Dong / Wu, CHN Moltchan / Pozdniakov / Nassiboulline…

Italian art

(Encyclopedia) Italian art, works of art produced in the geographic region that now constitutes the nation of Italy. Italian art has engendered great public interest and involvement, resulting in the…

Women in Sports Bios

  Martina Hingis Biographies of Notable Women Actresses Adventurers Artists Athletes Businesswomen Comediennes Congresswomen Educators and…

Olympics 2002: Medal Standings (A-C)

Looking for great features on the TURIN GAMES? See: 2006 TURIN WINTER GAMES.   Medal Standings by Sport     Choose a sport: Alpine SkiingBiathlonBobsledCross-CountryCurlingFigure…

2004 Olympics: Yachting

MENEvent FinnBen Ainslie, GBR Rafael Trujillo, ESP Mateusz Kusznicrewicz, POL470Burnham / Foerster, USA Glanfield / Rogers, GBR Seki / Todoroki, JPNMistral SailboardGal Fridman, ISR Nikolaos…

Radio and Television Personalities

Ed Sullivan See also People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links The Emmy® Awards International Consortium of Investigative Journalists Awards Alfred I. duPont —…

Skyscraper Facts

From the father of the skyscraper to a building with a view by Karen Barss The Eiffel Tower, in Paris, France Related Links Skyscraper HistoryTallest Building TimelineWorld's…