From Mt. Olympus to Cooperstown, N.Y. by Chris Frantz B.C. • 1500s • 1700s • 1800s • 1900–1920s • 1930s–1940s • 1950s • Next: 1960s to the present 776 b.…
(Encyclopedia) ZaporizhzhyaZaporizhzhyazäpˌərĭzhˈə [key], Rus. Zaporozhye, city (1989 pop. 884,000), capital of Zaporizhzhya region, in Ukraine, a port on the Dnieper River, opposite the island of…
(Encyclopedia) Russian art and architecture, the artistic and architectural production of the geographical area of Russia.
Around the turn of the century Mir Iskusstva (World of Art Group) was…
Wives and Children of the Presidents
This table displays data about the spouses of U.S. Presidents, including the years of birth, death, and marriage, as well as the gender and number of children…
World > International Relations With only 90 miles separating them, Cuba and the United States have shared, at worst, a tumultuous history and, at best, an uneasy relationship…
The following table lists the current and historical female political leaders of the countries of the world, according to country name, woman's name, political title, and years in power, including…
(Encyclopedia) Henry V, 1387–1422, king of England (1413–22), son and successor of Henry IV.
Henry abandoned his early recklessness (celebrated and probably exaggerated by Shakespeare) and ruled…
(Encyclopedia) Giotto (Giotto di Bondone)Giottojôtˈtō dē bōndôˈnā [key], c.1266–c.1337, Florentine painter and architect. He is noted not only for his own work, but for the lasting impact he had on…
(Encyclopedia) LouvreLouvrel&oomacr;ˈvrə [key], foremost French museum of art, located in Paris. The building was a royal fortress and palace built by Philip II in the late 12th cent. In 1546…
