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Men's Olympic High Jump Through the Years

High Jump Find the Olympic gold-medal times for the men's high jump competition from 1896 to the present. Year   Height Record 1896 Ellery Clark, USA 5-111/4   1900…

Winter Olympics: 2006 Medal Standings

Medal standings by sport: Choose a sport...Alpine SkiingBiathlonBobsleighCross-Country SkiingCurlingFigure SkatingFreestyle SkiingIce HockeyLugeNordic CombinedShort…

April 2006

WorldShiite Bloc Urges Prime Minister to Resign (April 2): Leaders of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq call on Ibrahim al-Jaafari to resign, citing his failure to form a…

December 2003

WorldInternational Court Convicts Rwandans of Genocide (Dec. 3) Three-judge panel in Arusha, Tanzania, finds three Rwandan media figures guilty of genocide in the slaughter of the Tutsi…

November 2005

WorldIraq Seeks Former Soldiers (Nov. 2): Iraqi Defense Ministry begins recruiting former junior officers from Saddam Hussein's army to bolster army's forces and to siphon fighters away from…

1972–1973 Emmy Awards

Outstanding Drama Series, ContinuingThe Waltons (CBS)Outstanding Continued Performance By an Actor in a Leading Role in a DramaRichard Thomas, The Waltons (CBS)Outstanding Continued…

Atlantic Hurricane Names

Because hurricanes often occur at the same time, officials assign short, distinctive names to the storms to avoid confusion among weather stations, coastal bases, and ships at sea. Since 1953…

June 2005

WorldSuicide Bomber Strikes in Afghanistan (June 1): At least 20 people killed, including Kabul police chief, in attack on mosque in Kandahar. European Constitution in Jeopardy (June 1):…