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Montpellier
(Encyclopedia) MontpellierMontpelliermôNpĕlyāˈ [key], city (1990 pop. 210,866), capital of Hérault dept., S France, near the Mediterranean coast. It is a great commercial center. Its industries, many…Walvis Bay
(Encyclopedia) Walvis BayWalvis Baywôlˈvĭs [key], municipality (1991 pop. 12,100), W central Namibia, on Walvis Bay, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean. Walvis Bay is Namibia's most important port and the…radioactive waste
(Encyclopedia) radioactive waste, material containing the unusable radioactive byproducts of the scientific, military, and industrial applications of nuclear energy. Since its radioactivity presents…Controversy and Scandal at the Winter Olympics
Snow, ice and red hot scandal by Gerry Brown Related Links Olympics TimelineWinter Games Throughout the Years2006 Winter OlympicsMemorable Olympic MomentsBirth of the Modern…Women's Suffrage: The Opposition Grows Grimmer
by Carrie Chapman Catt and Nettie Rogers Shuler Last of All Suffrage ConventionsThe Struggle for the Thirty-Sixth StateThe Opposition Grows GrimmerNo observer accustomed to judge popular…Jack Shea 2002 Deaths
Jack SheaAge: 91 patriarch of America's first family with three generations of Olympians and was oldest surviving Winter Games gold medallist; won 500- and 1500-meter speed skating events at…China and the World Make a Date for 2008
After missing out on the 2000 Summer Games by two votes, Beijing gets its chance in 2008 by John Gettings This article was posted in July 2001. Read more about Beijing controversies, or the…1998 Olympics
NaganoTop 10 StandingsLeading Medal WinnersAlpine SkiingBiathlonBobsledCurlingFigure SkatingFreestyle SkiingIce HockeyLugeNordic SkiingSpeed SkatingSnowboardingSalt Lake City, 2002 The 18th…Furness
(Encyclopedia) Furness, peninsula, 15 mi (24 km) long and 4 mi (6.4 km) wide, Cumbria, NW England, between the estuary of the River Duddon and Morecambe Bay. The term is also applied to areas N of…Fort Peck Dam
(Encyclopedia) Fort Peck Dam, 21,430 ft (6,531 m) long and 250 ft (76 m) high, on the Missouri River, NE Mont.; one of the world's largest earth-filled dams. The dam was built (1933–40) by the U.S.…Trending
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