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Abkhazia

(Encyclopedia) Abkhazia Abkhazia ăbkăzˈ [key] or Apsny Apsny äpsnēˈ [key], autonomous republic, 3,300 sq mi (8,547 sq km), in Georgia, between the Black Sea…

Scientists: Physical Sciences

// Cite Astronomers, astrophysicists, chemists, and physicists Related Links Astronomy Astronomical Calendar Nobel Prize for Chemistry Nobel Prize…

Alaska

Capital: Juneau   Official Name: The State of Alaska Organized as territory: May 11, 1912 Entered Union (rank): January 3, 1959 (49th) Present constitution adopted: 1956 State abbreviation/…

Poetry Month | Notable Poets

// Cite   Auden, Byron, Chaucer, and more     A-B | C-D | E-H | J-M | N-R | S-T | U-Z   Amiri Baraka   Abu Nuwas Addison, Joseph Aidoo, Ama Ata Aiken, Conrad…

Olympics Highlights: 2004

Day-to-day news from Athens by Shmuel Ross and Erin Teare Martin Sunday, August 29 Highlights of the Day A man with a history of disrupting sporting events runs onto the marathon course,…

2000 Olympic Swimming Medalists: Men

50-meter Freestyle Time1Anthony Ervin, USA21.98 Gary Hall Jr., USA21.983Pieter van den Hoogenband, NED22.03100-meter Freestyle Time1Pieter van den Hoogenband, NED48.302Aleksandr Popov,…

Timeline: Olympics, 1950s -1980s

From ancient Greece to the present day Previous | 1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | Next   Winter 1952 Oslo Winter Games The Olympic torch is lit in the fireplace of skiing pioneer Sondre…

World, Olympic and American Records: Men

FreestyleDistance Time Date Set Location50 meters: World 21.81Tom Jager, USA Mar. 24, 1990 Nashville Olympic 21.91Aleksandr Popov, Unified Team July 30, 1992 Barcelona American 21.81Jager (…