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Olympics 2012: Memorable Moments

  Summer Olympics Memorable Moments       Outstanding Performances Michael Johnson at the Atlanta Olympic Games. (Source: AP) Eight Is Great Michael Phelps wins a…

Entertainment Bios — A

AaliyahClaudio AbbadoBerenice AbbottBud AbbottGeorge AbbottF. Murray AbrahamKathy AckerBryan AdamsCindy AdamsDouglas AdamsScott AdamsAerosmithBen AffleckJames AgeeChristina AguileraAi Danny…

Running

Long-distance In 1966 Robin Gibb Bingay became the first woman ever to run in the famed Boston Marathon when she entered as a man. She wore a…

The Year in Sports

Top 10 Sports Personalities of the Year 1 Mark McGwireSure he's a 6'5", 250 pounds, and built like a California redwood. But when McGwire reached that imaginary line he set for himself of 50 home…

Olmec

(Encyclopedia) OlmecOlmecōlˈmĕk [key], term denoting the culture of ancient Mexican natives inhabiting the tropical coastal plain of the contemporary states of Veracruz and Tabasco, between 1300 and…

Teotihuacán

(Encyclopedia) TeotihuacánTeotihuacántāōtēwäkänˈ [key], ancient commercial and religious center in the central valley of Mexico, c.30 mi (48 km) NE of Mexico City. Once thought to be the great…

DK Encyclopedia: History

  HISTORY WHY DO PEOPLE STUDY HISTORY? HOW IS HISTORY USED? DO HISTORIANS AGREE WITH ONE ANOTHER? EVIDENCE ARCHAEOLOGY ANTHROPOLOGY FIND OUT MORE FIRST MODERN HUMANS WHERE…

Celebrity Baby Names

The interesting, odd, and downright crazy names celebrities give their children compiled by Erin Teare Martin Visit the Interactive Baby Name Finder for more popular baby names.…

Campaign 2008

    Election history and statistics, candidates, and party politics     Presidential Nominees      Democratic Barack Obama Read Barack Obama's speech…

1970 – 1979 World History

Richard Nixon(1913–1994)The Library of Congress Picture CollectionMao Zedong(1893–1976)Agence France Press/Archive PhotosIngmar Bergman (1918–2007)Archive PhotosLyndon B. Johnson(1908–1973)The…