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March 2019 Current Events: World News
Top of Page US News | Science & Technology News | Disaster News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the world…2008 Men's Swimming/Diving Olympics Medalists
These are the medal winners in the men's swimming and diving events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Event Time 50m Free Cesar Cielo Filho, BRA 21.30 OR …Upon Appleton House
Upon Appleton HouseTo My Lord Fairfax Within this sober Frame expect Work of no Forrain Architect; That unto Caves the Quarries drew, And Forrests did to Pastures hew; Who of his great Design…Lewis and Clark expedition
(Encyclopedia) Lewis and Clark expedition, 1803–6, U.S. expedition that explored the territory of the Louisiana Purchase and the country beyond as far as the Pacific Ocean. The men were gathered…Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine
The following table lists every winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, from 1901 through 2016. For years not listed, no award was made. 1901Emil A. von Behring (Germany), for…Timeline of Worldwide School and Mass Shootings
Gun-related tragedies in the U.S. and around the world The following table lists notable worldwide mass and school shootings from 1996 to the present. What distinguishes mass shootings from other…Nobel Prizes (table)
(Encyclopedia) Nobel Prizes Year Peace Chemistry Physics Physiology or Medicine Literature 1901 J. H. Dunant Frédéric Passy J. H. van't Hoff W. C. Roentgen E. A. von Behring R. F. A. Sully-…