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Biographies: Notable Explorers

Notable Explorers Christopher Columbus See also Columbus and Other Explorers Notable Women Adventurers People in the News Recent Obituaries Related Links Quiz: Explorers Quiz: Women…

1972 Men's Olympic Weightlifting Medalists

Class     Flyweight (-114 1/2 lb) Zymunt Smalcerz, POL 337.5   Lajos Szuecs, HUN 330.0   Sandor Holczreiter, HUN 327.5 Bantamweight (-123 1/2 lb) Imre Földi, HUN…

Brazil 2, Germany 0

World Cup Final played June 30 at International Stadium in Yokohama, Japan. Attendance: 69,029; Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy); Assistants: Leif Lindberg (Sweden), Philip Sharp (England…

Explorations

See also Explorers The following table lists important explorations of each of the world's continents, according to location name, date, and explorer name. Country or place Event Explorer…

Solzhenitsyn, Aleksandr Isayevich

(Encyclopedia) Solzhenitsyn, Aleksandr IsayevichSolzhenitsyn, Aleksandr Isayevichəlyĭksänˈdər ēsīˈəvĭch sôlˌzhənētˈsĭn [key], 1918–2008, Russian writer widely regarded as one of the greatest and most…

ship

(Encyclopedia) ship, large craft in which persons and goods may be conveyed on water. In the U.S. Navy the term boat refers to any vessel that is small enough to be hoisted aboard a ship, and ship is…

Columbus, Christopher

(Encyclopedia) Columbus, Christopher, Ital. Cristoforo ColomboColumbus, Christopher,krēstôˈfōrō kōlômˈbō [key], Span. Cristóbal ColónColumbus, Christopher,krēstōˈbäl kōlōnˈ [key], 1451–1506, European…