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The following table gives the number of people who died in major earthquakes in 2013. The magnitude of each earthquake is also shown. Magnitudes listed are moment magnitudes, the newest, most uniformly applicable magnitude scale. Date Region Magnitude Number… Read more
The following table gives the number of people who died in major earthquakes in 2012. The magnitude of each earthquake is also shown. Magnitudes listed are moment magnitudes, the newest, most uniformly applicable magnitude scale.
Date
Region
Magnitude
Number
killed
Feb. 6
Visayas, Philippines
6.7
113
April 11
Near… Read more
The following table gives the number of people who died in major earthquakes in 2011. The magnitude of each earthquake is also shown. Magnitudes listed are moment magnitudes, the newest, most uniformly applicable magnitude scale.
Date
Region
Magnitude
Number
killed
Feb. 21
South Island of New Zealand
6.1
181
March 31… Read more
The following table gives the number of people who died in earthquakes in 2010. The magnitude of each earthquake is also shown. Magnitudes listed are moment magnitudes, the newest, most uniformly applicable magnitude scale.
Date
Region
Magnitude
Number
killed
Jan. 12
Haiti
7.0
222,570
Feb. 27
Maule region, Chile… Read more
The following table gives the number of people who died in earthquakes in 2009. The magnitude of each earthquake is also shown. Magnitudes listed are moment magnitudes, the newest, most uniformly applicable magnitude scale.
Date
Region
Magnitude
Number
killed
April 6
Central Italy
6.3
287
May 28
Offshore Honduras… Read more
The following table gives the number of people who died in earthquakes in 2008. The magnitude of each earthquake is also shown. Magnitudes listed are moment magnitudes, the newest, most uniformly applicable magnitude scale.
Date
Region
Magnitude
Number
killed
Jan. 9
Northern Algeria
4.8
1
Jan. 22
Nias region,… Read more
Date
Region
Magnitude
Number
killed
Jan. 21
Molucca Sea
7.5
4
March 6
Southern Sumatra, Indonesia
6.4
67
March 25
Near the west coast of Honshu, Japan
6.7
1
April 1
Solomon Islands
8.1
54
June 2
Yunnan, China
6.1
3
July 16
Near the west coast of Honshu, Japan
6.6
9… Read more
The following table lists the tallest buildings in the world by height. The Burj Khalifa, completed in January 2010, tops the list. NOTE: This list includes only buildings.2 For towers, see World's Tallest Towers. See also Skyscraper History, Skyscraper Facts, and America's Favorite Structures… Read more
Below is a list of the tallest buildings in the United States by height. Also included is date of completion and the number of stories in each structure. Building, City Year Stories Height m ft. One World Trade Center 2014 104… Read more
.This table provides information about completed buildings in 2008 that are fully clad and either "open for business" or at least partially occupied.. Building name/location Height (m/ft) Stories Use 1. Shanghai World Financial Center, Shanghai 492 m /1,614 ft… Read more
Finished in 1964, the Verrazano-Narrows bridge spanning lower New York Bay is the longest suspension bridge in the United States. Rank Bridge name Location Feet Year completed 1. Verrazano-Narrows Lower New York Bay 4,260 1964 2… Read more
The following table lists the largest church denominations in the United States by members. Figures are for 2012. Denomination nameMembers(thousands)The Roman Catholic Church 68,202Southern Baptist Convention 16,136United Methodist Church, The 7,679Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The 6,157Church of God in Christ, The… Read more
The following table lists the largest church denominations in the United States by members. Figures are for 2010. Denomination nameMembers(thousands)The Roman Catholic Church68,115Southern Baptist Convention 16,228United Methodist Church, The 7,853Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The 5,974Church of God in Christ, The… Read more
The following table lists the largest church denominations in the United States by members. Figures are for 2009.Denomination nameMembers(thousands)The Roman Catholic Church 67,117Southern Baptist Convention 16,266United Methodist Church, The 7,932Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The 5,873Church of God in Christ, The… Read more
Marriage equality varies greatly throughout the globe. According to the Human Rights Campaign, same-sex marriage is legal in 20 countries, legal in some jurisdictions in 2 countries, a criminal offense in 75 countries, and punishable by death in 10 countries.… Read more
CEOs from 60 countries name their most admired role models Sir Winston Churchill sculpture in Parliament Square, LondonSource: AP Photo/Tim Ireland Rank Leader1. Winston Churchill2. Steve Jobs3. Mahatma Gandhi4. Nelson Mandela5. Jack Welch6.… Read more
Thousands meet tragic ends fleeing across the Mediterranean each year.
Year
Victims
Arrivals
Largest Route
2014
3,283
#
Libya–Italy
2015
3,783
1,012,179
Libya–Italy
2016
5,143
363,581
Libya–Italy
2017
3,139
172,152
Libya–Italy
Source: AP Photo/Antonio Calanni, File… Read more
European countries struggle with the surging number of migrants seeking asylum.
Migrants at a train station in Bicske, Hungary
Source: AP Photo/Petr David Josek
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May 14, 1948, the Jewish National Council proclaimed the State of Israel by Beth Rowen Related LinksIsrael Zionism Palestine Areas of DisputeGolan Heights Suez Canal West Bank Gaza Strip Jerusalem Sinai Notable EventsSix-Day War Yom Kippur… Read more
UN and Census Bureau calculations agree on the figure but not on the date of the milestone by Beth Rowen Related Links World Population by DecadeWorld's Most Populous CountriesMost Populous Cities of the World Country Profiles The world's population reached 7 billion on October 31, 2011—if you put your money on the United… Read more
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