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October 2021 Current Events: World News

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

1996 Olympics Team Sports Medalists

Men Champion Baseball Cuba   Japan   USA Basketball USA   Yugoslavia   Lithuania Field Hockey Netherlands   Spain   Australia Handball Croatia…

March 2004 Disasters

March 8, Antalaha, Madagascar : Cyclone Gafilo with winds of 160 mph and heavy rains left hundreds of thousands homeless and killed 295 people. More than 100 were on a ferry that sank off the…

Women's Soccer 1999 World Cup Quarterfinals

Single elimination with two 15 minute sudden-death “golden goal” overtime periods. If still tied, games are decided by shootout. 6/30 San Jose (21,411) Norway 3, Sweden 1 6/30 San Jose…

Richard Cutts SHANNON, Congress, NY (1839-1920)

SHANNON Richard Cutts , a Representative from New York; born in New London, Conn., February 12, 1839; was graduated from the grammar and high schools at Biddeford, Maine, and from Waterville…

pompano

(Encyclopedia) pompanopompanopŏmˈpənō [key], common name for fishes of the genus Trachinotus, members of a large and important family (Carangidae) of mackerellike fishes, abundant in warm seas around…

Garibaldi, Giuseppe

(Encyclopedia) Garibaldi, GiuseppeGaribaldi, Giuseppegărĭbôlˈdē, Ital. j&oomacr;zĕpˈpā gärēbälˈdē [key], 1807–82, Italian patriot and soldier, a leading figure in the Risorgimento. He remains…

Four Days in September

Director:Bruno BarretoWriter:Leopoldo SerranDirector of Photography:Félix MontiEditor:Isabelle RatheryMusic:Stewart CopelandProduction Designer:Angelo GastalProducer:Lucy BarretoMiramax; R;…