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1940 – 1949 World History

Winston Churchill (1874–1965)National Archives and Records Admin.Yalta ConferenceU.S. Army PhotosAnne Frank(1929–1945)Archive PhotosHarry S. Truman (1884–1972)The Library of Congress Picture…

Life Expectancy for Countries, 2009

Find the average life expectancy for each country and the world. As of 2009, the country with the highest life expectancy is Macau at 84.4 years; the country with the lowest…

2017 Year in Review - Science & Technology News

  Top events for the nation and the world in 2017 Prev Next Frog News Rare Frog Species Captured and Another Species Discovered On February 4, researchers located and captured specimens of…

FIFA Top 50 World Rankings: 1998

Points 1997 Rank1Brazil 73.441 2France68.8663Germany 66.8724Croatia66.75195Argentina66.22176Yugoslavia64.70207Italy63.8298Czech Republic63.8039England63.13410Mexico61.93511Netherlands61.…

WOMEN: Track And Field, 1998-99 Season

The 7th IAAF World Indoor Championships in athletics were held in Maebashi, Japan, March 5-7, 1999. Note that (WR) indicates world record.Final Medal Standings – Top Ten GSBTotal1United…

World War II Timeline (1939–1945)

Top of Page Source: iStockThe second world war, which lasted from 1939 to 1945, was the deadliest conflict in world history. The war began in Europe, but soon expanded to involve North Africa, the…

John Paul II, Saint

(Encyclopedia) John Paul II, Saint 1920–2005, pope (1978–2005), a Pole (b. Wadowice) named Karol Józef Wojtyła; successor of John Paul I. He was the first non-Italian pope elected since the Dutch…

Members of the United Nations (Update for 2023)

Top of Page Source: iStockThe United Nations has existed since the end of the Second World War in 1945. It’s the largest intergovernmental organization in the world, and almost every sovereign county…

Europe

(Encyclopedia) CE5 EuropeEuropey&oobreve;rˈəp [key], 6th largest continent, c.4,000,000 sq mi (10,360,000 sq km) including adjacent islands (2015 est. pop. 740,814,000). It is actually a vast…