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Orléans, Louis Philippe Joseph, duc d'

(Encyclopedia) Orléans, Louis Philippe Joseph, duc d'Orléans, Louis Philippe Joseph, duc d'lwē fēlēpˈ zhôzĕfˈ [key]Orléans, Louis Philippe Joseph, duc d' dük dôrlāäNˈ [key], known as Philippe…

Europe Map

Click on a country for a more detailed map, or try our map index.Country Maps — Europe AlbaniaAndorraArmeniaAustriaAzerbaijanBelarusBelgiumBosnia-HerzegovinaBulgariaCroatiaCzech…

DK People & Places: Western Europe

WHY DO TOURISTS FLOCK TO THE REGION’S BEACHES? WHAT DO FARMERS GROW IN ITALY? WHY IS FRANCE FAMOUS FOR FOOD AND WINE? WHY IS SWITZERLAND ONE OF THE WORLD’S WEALTHIEST COUNTRIES? WHY DOES THE SMALL…

DK People & Places: Population

HONG KONG, CHINA FACTFILE: POPULATIONFIND OUT MOREPeople have lived on Earth for two million years. For most of that time, the population has remained small, as the number of births has roughly…

2006 Olympics: Snowboarding

Very popular new sport by Gerry Brown and Christine Frantz Related Links 2006 Winter Olympics2006 Snowboarding Medal StandingsHistory of Snowboarding2002 Olympic Results2005 Snowboarding…

Vulgate

(Encyclopedia) VulgateVulgatevŭlˈgāt [key] [Lat. Vulgata editio=common edition], most ancient extant version of the whole Christian Bible. Its name derives from a 13th-century reference to it as the…

Carroll, Lewis

(Encyclopedia) Carroll, Lewis, pseud. of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, 1832–98, English writer, mathematician, and amateur photographer, b. near Daresbury, Cheshire (now in Halton). Educated at Christ…

Indiana

Indiana State Facts Entered Union: December 11, 1816 (19th State)Organized as territory: May 7, 1800Present constitution adopted: 1851 Fun Facts State abbreviation/Postal code: Ind./INNicknames:…