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World Leaders by Country or Region

/**/ Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin at the site of the Yalta Conference. The "Big Three" shaped global affairs for decades.Historians generally reject the idea that history is carried on the…

1904 Olympics Gymnastics Medalists

Event     Parallel Bars George Eyser, USA 44   Anton Heida, USA 43   John Duha, USA 40 Horse Vault Anton Heida, USA / George Eyser, USA 36   William Merz…

South Dakota: Temperature Extremes

MonthMaximum°FYearPlaceMinimum°FYearPlaceMonthMaxYearPlaceMinYearPlaceJan.791921Spearfish–571916Camp CrookFeb.791896Vermillon–581936McIntoshMarch961943Tyndall–351996Antelope Ranger…

1980 National Book Awards

AutobiographyHardcoverLauren Bacall by Myself, Lauren BacallPaperbackAnd I Worked at the Writer's Trade: Chapters of Literary History 1918–1978, Malcolm CowleyBiographyHardcoverThe Rise of…

Travel & Transportation

Cite /**/ The Tobin and Zakim Bridges in Boston, MA. The Zakim was part of the largest intra-state transit project in the U.S.The world is a very big place. The Earth has almost 60 million square…

International Relations

Cite /**/ Secretary General Ban Ki-moon addresses the General Assembly of the United NationsFor as long as there have been countries, there has been diplomacy; nearly 4,000 years ago the Shang…

Marriage and Household Statistics

/**/ One in fifty children are adopted in the United States. LGBT households adopt at higher rates than other households.Discover a variety of fascinating statistics about American families,…

1952 Academy Awards

The 1952 Academy Awards were presented March 19, 1953 at the RKO Pantages Theatre, Hollywood, Calif and the NBC International Theatre, New York, N.Y.Best Motion PictureThe Greatest Show on…