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baroque, in art and architecture

(Encyclopedia) baroquebaroquebərōkˈ [key], in art and architecture, a style developed in Europe, England, and the Americas during the 17th and early 18th cent. The baroque style is characterized by…

Worst U.S. Forest Fires

Great Balls of Fire 1871 Oct. 8-14, Peshtigo, Wis: over 1,500 lives lost and 3.8 million acres burned in nation's worst forest fire. 1889 June 6, Seattle, Wash.: fire destroyed 64 acres of the…

1986 Grammy Awards

Record of the Year“Higher Love,” Steve WinwoodAlbum of the YearGraceland, Paul Simon (Warner Bros.)Song of the Year“That's What Friends Are For,” Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager,…

1994 Winter Olympic Leading Medal Winners

Number of individual medals won on the left; gold, silver and bronze breakdown to the right. Men No   Sport G-S-B 4 Bjorn Dählie, NOR X-country 2-2-0 3 Johann Olav Koss,…

2004 Men's Swimming/Diving

Event Time 50m Free Gary Hall , USA21.93 Duje Draganja., CRO21.94 Roland Mark Schoeman, S. AFR22.02 100m Free Pieter van den Hoogenband, NED 48.17 Roland Mark Schoeman, S. AFR48.23 Ian…

Sierra Leone: A Nation Collapses

// Cite Astronomers, astrophysicists, chemists, and physicists Jump to a category: AstronomersAstrophysicistsChemistsPhysicists Astronomers Adams, John Couch Al-…

2001 Men's ATP Tour Results

2001 Men's ATP Tour Finals Tournament Winner Earnings Runner-Up Score Jan. 7 AAPT Championships (Adelaide) Tommy Haas $49,500 N. Massu 63 61 Jan. 7 Qatar Open…