Event Time 100m Justin Gatlin, USA 9.85 Francis Obikwelu, POR9.86 Maurice Greene, USA9.87 200m Shawn Crawford, USA 20.05 Bernard Williams, USA20.18 Frank…
(Encyclopedia) Amazon, Port. AmazonasAmazon,ämäzōˈnəs [key], world's second longest river, c.3,900 mi (6,280 km) long, formed by the junction in N Peru's Andes Mts. of two major headstreams, the…
(Encyclopedia) musicals, earlier known as musical comedies, plays that incorporate music, song, and dance. These elements move with the plot, heightening and commenting on the action.
Mixing the…
(Encyclopedia) TammanyTammanytămˈənē [key] or Tammany Hall, popular name for the Democratic political machine in Manhattan.
Tammany suffered a telling defeat in the election of 1932 and did not…
Event Time 100m Justin Gatlin, USA 9.85 Francis Obikwelu, POR9.86 Maurice Greene, USA9.87 200m Shawn Crawford, USA 20.05 Bernard Williams, USA20.18 Frank…
Below is the composition of the 113th Congress' House of Representatives, following the 2012 election. In the following lists, the numeral indicates the congressional district represented…
(Encyclopedia) Panama Canal, waterway across the Isthmus of Panama, connecting the Atlantic (by way of the Caribbean Sea) and Pacific oceans, built by the United States (1904–14, on territory leased…
(Encyclopedia) suburb, a community in an outlying section of a city or, more commonly, a nearby, politically separate municipality with social and economic ties to the central city. In the 20th cent…
