Search
Search results
Displaying 151 - 160
Wood Buffalo National Park
(Encyclopedia) Wood Buffalo National Park, 17,577 sq mi (45,525 sq km), in NE Alta., Canada, extending into the Northwest Territories; est. 1922 to protect the only remaining herd of wood bison. It…chemin de fer
(Encyclopedia) chemin de ferchemin de fershəmănˈ də fûr, Fr. shəmăNˈ də fĕr [key] [Fr.,=railroad], the most popular gambling card game in Europe. The present day versions are variations of Italian…Baylor, Elgin Gay
(Encyclopedia) Baylor, Elgin Gay, 1934-2021, American basketball player, b. Washington, D.C. After playing basketball in high school, Baylor played…Wirral
(Encyclopedia) Wirral, metropolitan borough (1991 est. pop. 322,100), NW England, on the peninsula between the Mersey and Dee estuaries, in the Greater Manchester metropolitan area. Sometimes…oxpecker
(Encyclopedia) oxpecker, common name for an African starling of the genus Buphagus. Also known as tickbirds, oxpeckers have very short legs and sharp claws, which aid them in perching on the backs of…dog racing
(Encyclopedia) dog racing, trials of speed between dogs. Now contested on oval tracks, the sport developed from the ancient practice of coursing, in which specially trained dogs chase game animals in…venison
(Encyclopedia) venisonvenisonvĕnˈĭzən [key] [O.Fr.,=hunting], term formerly applied to the flesh of any wild beast or game hunted and used for food but now restricted to the flesh of members of the…Wadsworth, Louis Fenn
(Encyclopedia) Wadsworth, Louis Fenn, 1825–1908, American baseball player, b. Litchfield, Conn., grad. Washington College (now Trinity College), Hartford, 1844. After practicing law in New York City…Skateboard
YearVert Singles1995Tony Hawk1996Andy Macdonald1997Tony Hawk1998Andy Macdonald1999Bucky Lasek2000Bucky Lasek2001Bob Burnquist2002Pierre-Luc Gagnon2003 Bucky Lasek 2004 Bucky LasekYearVert…In-Line Skating
YearMen's Vert1995Tom Fry1996Rene Hulgreen1997Tim Ward1998Cesar Mora1999Eito Yasutoko2000Eito Yasutoko2001Taig Khris2002Event discontinuedYearWomen's Vert1995Tash Hodgeson1996Fabiola da…Trending
Here are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about.
