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October 2017 Current Events: World News

Top of Page Disaster News | Science & Technology News | US 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…

Five-Ring Circus

Bribery scandal tarnishes Olympic gold by Gerry Brown President Juan Antonio Samaranch. Related Links Olympics OverviewOlympic ReformsOlympics Through the YearsIt's been called "the ugliest…

Brewer's: Anacreon

A Greek poet, who wrote chiefly in praise of love and wine, (B.C. 563–478.) Anacreon of the Twelfth Century. Walter Mapes, also called “The Jovial Toper.” (1150–1196). His best-known…

5,000-Meter Run

1912 Hannes Kolehmainen, Finland 14:36.60 1920 Joseph Guillemot, France 14:55.60 1924…

1968 Men's Olympic Weightlifting Medalists

Class     Bantamweight (-123 1/2 lb) Mohammed Nassiri, IRN 367.5   Imre Földi, HUN 367.5   Henryk Trebicki, POL 357.5 Featherweight (-132 1/4 lb) Yoshinobu Miyake…

1984 Olympic Judo Results

Class   Super-Lightweight (-132 1/2 lb) Shinji Hosokawa, JPN   Jae-Jup Kim, KOR   Edward Liddle, USA   Neil Eckersley, GBR Welterweight (-143 1/4 lb) Yoshiyuki Matsuoka…