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Highest Recorded Temperatures

Below is a table of the highest recorded temperatures for each continent. Death Valley, Calif., tops the list, hitting a stifling 134 degrees in 1913. /**/ Place Date…

Top Fighters Records

Roy Jones Jr.Oscar De La HoyaEvander HolyfieldLennox LewisMike Tyson The career pro records of Welterweight Oscar De La Hoya, Light Heavyweight Roy Jones Jr. and Heavyweights Evander…

Tennis Records & Results

Cite Find winners of Wimbledon, the U.S. Open, the French Open, the Australian open, other tournaments, money leaders, and more. Tennis Summary Past champions, major tournament…

Soccer Records & Results

Cite Through The YearsComprehensive historical section, including all-time World Cup winners and leaders, and complete lists of champions from the world's biggest international tournaments…

Baseball Records & Results

Cite Find stats on past World Series, playoffs, career records, seasons, All-Star game results, Hall of Fame inductees, and more…

Deadliest Earthquakes on Record

(50,000 deaths or more) The following table lists the deadliest earthquakes on record according to date, location, number of deaths, and magnitude. On Jan. 23, 1556, an 8.0 magnitude…

Lynen, Feodor

(Encyclopedia) Lynen, FeodorLynen, Feodorfāōˈdôr lēˈnən [key], 1911–79, German biochemist, grad. Univ. of Munich (Ph.D. 1937). He began teaching at the Max Planck Institute for Cell Chemistry in…

Trasimeno

(Encyclopedia) TrasimenoTrasimenoträzēmāˈnō [key], Lat. Trasimenus, lake, c.50 sq mi (130 sq km), in Umbria, central Italy, W of Perugia. It is also called Lake of Perugia. The shallow circular lake…