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Pyeongchang: The Host County

A sparse corner of a packed country Pyeongchang Olympic Village. Source: AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon  Related Links 2018 Winter Olympics Memorable Olympic Moments Birth of the Modern Olympics…

2006 Olympics: Short Track, Men's

500 meters  Time 1Apolo Anton Ohno, USA41.935 2Francois-Louis Tremblay, CAN42.002 3Hyun-Soo Ahn, KOR42.089 1000 meters  Time 1Hyun-Soo Ahn, KOR1:26.739OR2 Ho-Suk Lee, KOR1:26.764 3Apolo Anton Ohno…

chalice

(Encyclopedia) chalice [Lat.,=cup], ancient name for a drinking cup, retained for the eucharistic or communion cup. Its use commemorates the cup used by Jesus at the Last Supper. Celebrated examples…

Victor Amadeus III

(Encyclopedia) Victor Amadeus III, 1726–96, king of Sardinia (1773–96), son and successor of Charles Emmanuel III. He declared war on France in 1792 after French Revolutionary troops had occupied…

Biella

(Encyclopedia) Biella Biella byĕlˈlä [key], city, Piedmont, NW Italy. It is a major cotton and wool textile…

Midseason TV

Fox Fox's retro risk That '70s Show Fox, which hit the jackpot last year with comedies Ally McBeal and King of the Hill, has hit the skids this year with its selection of new sitcoms. In fact…

Forces and Motion: Video and Related Content

/**/ Back to Video Archive Watch this video to better understand forces, motion, and Newton's three laws. Learn about pushes, pulls, motion, forces, balance, collisions, acceleration, and more…

Da Lat

(Encyclopedia) Da LatDa Latdä lät [key], city (1989 pop. 87,136), S Vietnam, in the central highlands, alt. c.5,000 ft (1,520 m). Developed by the French as a health resort and hunting center, it is…

Le Duan

(Encyclopedia) Le DuanLe Duanlā dwän [key], 1908–86, Vietnamese Communist party leader. Imprisoned by the French colonial regime, he organized Communist forces in the South after the French…