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Côte d'Ivoire

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Côte d'Ivoire Côte d'Ivoire kōt dēvwärˈ [key] or Ivory Coast, officially Republic of Côte…

Nobel Prize for Physics

Below find every winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics, from 1901 through 2016. For years not listed, no award was made. 1901Wilhelm K. Roentgen (Germany), for discovery of Roentgen…

biography

(Encyclopedia) biography, reconstruction in print or on film, of the lives of real men and women. Together with autobiography—an individual's interpretation of his own life—it shares a venerable…

California

  California State Information Capital: Sacramento Official Name: State of California Organized as a territory: August 14, 1848 Entered Union (rank): California entered the Union as the 31st…

Conservative party, British political party

(Encyclopedia) Conservative party, British political party, formally the Conservative and Unionist party and a continuation of the historic Tory party. In 1965, Edward Heath became the first…

Washington, D.C.

(Encyclopedia) Washington, D.C., capital of the United States, coextensive (since 1878, when Georgetown became a part of Washington) with the District…

Champions Since 1918

Champions Since 1918 Multiple winners: Montreal Canadiens (23); Toronto Arenas-St. Pats-Maple Leafs (13); Detroit Red Wings (11); Boston Bruins (6); Edmonton Oilers (5); NY Islanders, NY…