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Fitzgerald, Ella

(Encyclopedia) Fitzgerald, Ella, 1917–96, American jazz singer, b. Newport News, Va. Probably the most celebrated jazz vocalist of her generation, Fitzgerald was reared in Yonkers, N.Y., moving after…

Trinity , doctrine in Christianity

(Encyclopedia) Trinity [Lat.,=threefoldness], fundamental doctrine in Christianity, by which God is considered as existing in three persons. While the doctrine is not explicitly taught in the New…

Women in Sports: Bowling

Bowling is one of the most popular sport for women in the United States today. Women first bowled in the 1880s, despite social disapproval. The…

2004 Olympics: Track & Field, Women's

Event Time 100m Yuliya Nesterenko, BEL 10.93 Lauryn Williams, USA10.96 Veronica Campbell, JAM10.97 200m Veronica Campbell, JAM 22.05 Allyson Felix, USA22.18 Debbie Ferguson, BAH22.30 400m Tonique…

Highest Life Expectancy

The countries with the highest life expectancy (in years). 1. Monaco 89.63 2. Macau 84.46 3. Japan 84.19…

Women in Sports: Mountain Climbing

In 1906, at age 47, Fanny Bullock Workman set a world climbing record for women of 22,815 feet when she reached the top of Pinnacle Peak in Nun Kun…

Highest Population Density, 2011

The top ten most densely populated countries, in square kilometers, in 2011. 1. Monaco 15,293 2. Singapore 6,843 3. Holy See 1,884 4. Maldives 1,328 5. Malta…

Highest Population Density, 2013

The top ten most densely populated countries, in square kilometers, in 2013. 1. Macau 20,497 2. Monaco 15,255 3. Singapore 7,792 4. Hong Kong 6,787 5. Gaza Strip…

Highest Population Density

The top ten most densely populated countries, in square kilometers, in 2014. 1. Macau 20,848 2. Monaco 15,254 3.…

Lowest Infant Mortality Rate

The countries with the lowest infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 births) in 2013. 1. Monaco 1.81 2. Japan 2.17 3. Bermuda…