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CONCACAF Gold Cup

Championship for the Confederation of North, Central and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF). Contested for every two years since its revival in 1991. Held Feb. 12-27, 2000 in Miami,…

Greene, Graham

(Encyclopedia) Greene, Graham (Henry Graham Greene), 1904–91, English novelist and playwright. Although most of his works combine elements of the detective story, the spy thriller, and the…

West Indies

(Encyclopedia) CE5 West Indies, archipelago, between North and South America, curving c.2,500 mi (4,020 km) from Florida to the coast of Venezuela and separating the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of…

Why Spanish Accents Can Be So Different

Accents speak to variety of Hispanic world by David Johnson   Related Links Where in the World is Spanish Spoken? Languages in the United States Spanish Literature…

Earthquakes and Volcanic Eruptions

Here is information on significant earthquakes and volcanic eruptions going back as early as A.D. 79 and through the present. A.D. 79…

2022 Winter Olympics | Beijing, China

Read previews of the events, bios of famous athletes, trivia and more Memorable Moments of Years Past Franz Klammer The man who gave himself "terrible frights" Read more memorable…

James, Cyril Lionel Robert

(Encyclopedia) James, C. L. R., 1901–1989, Trinidadian historian, journalist, and communist activist, b. Tunapuna, Trinidad and Tobago. A social…

February 2006

WorldAtomic Energy Board to Report Iran to the UN (Feb. 4): At an emergency meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency, board members vote to refer Iran to the Security Council, citing…