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Enrico Fermi Award
The $100,000 award is given in recognition of scientific and technical achievement in atomic energy. Awarded by the president, it is the U.S. government's oldest science and technology award…1995 Gramophone Awards
Concerto (Record of the Year)Prokofiev and Shostakovich, Violin Concertos No. 1, Mstislav Rostropovich conducting London Symphony Orchestra; solo: Vengerov (EMI)Baroque VocalRameau, Les…Swimming–Women: 100-meter Freestyle
1912 Fanny Durack, Australia 1:22.20 1920 Ethelda Bleibtrey, United States 1:13.60 1924…Other 2006 Winter Olympic Games Champions
BiathlonMen's 10-km sprint—Sven Fischer, GermanyMen's 12.5-km pursuit—Vincent Defrasne, FranceMen's 15-km mass start—Michael Greis, GermanyMen's 20-km individual—Michael Greis, GermanyMen's 4…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…Supreme Court Cases
Table of ContentsAgostini v. Felton (1997)Baker v. Carr (1962)Board of Estimate of City of New York v. Morris (1989)Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)City of Philadelphia v. New…A History of the Supreme Court
Photo Source: iStock The US Supreme Court has presided over numerous landmark cases, with many having a significant social, cultural and environmental impact on the United States. Here we provide an…John, king of England
(Encyclopedia) John, 1167–1216, king of England (1199–1216), son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine. John, though often cruel and treacherous, was an excellent administrator, much concerned…Medical Maggots, Menacing Asteroids
Information Please's roundup of recent discoveries by Otto Johnson It seems the latest discoveries in our annual roundup are either mutant size-busters or minor portents of disaster.…Women's Olympic Swimming: 100-meter Backstroke
100-meter Backstroke Find the Olympic gold-medal times for the women's 100m Backstroke swimming competition from 1924 to the present. Year WinnerTime Record1924 Sybil Bauer, USA 1:23…Trending
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