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2022 Winter Olympics: Cross-Country Skiing

 The sport of the Vikings Source: AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky  Related Links 2022 Winter Olympics Cross-Country Through the Years Encyclopedia: Skiing Memorable Moments…

2022 Winter Olympics: Freestyle Skiing

Bringing skiing to new heights Source: Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press via APRelated Links 2022 Winter Olympics Shaun White Memorable Olympic Moments Birth of the Modern…

The Manchu

One of China's most influential cultures  The Manchu, also known as the Manju, are an ethnic group from Manchuria in northern China. The average American probably hasn't heard of the Manchu, but…

Provinces and Regions of China

Name Area(sq mi) Area(sq km) CapitalProvinces Anhui (Anhwei) 54,015 139,900 Hefei (Hofei) Fujian (Fukien) 47,529 123,100 Fuzhou (Fukien) Gansu (Kansu) 137,104 355,100 Lanzhou (Lanchow)…

August Current Events 2023: Disaster News

Top of Page World News | U.S. News | Science & Technology News | Current Events This Week The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you…

Disasters in 2007

January Jan. 1, Indonesia: Adam Air Flight KI-574, flying from Java to Manado, crashed in stormy weather and strong winds, killing all of the 102 people on board. Jan. 12, Athens, Greece: the U.S…

Oil Spills and Disasters Timeline

The following list includes major oil spills since 1967. The circumstances surrounding the spill, amount of oil spilled, and the attendant environmental damage is also given. 1967 March 18,…

Huang He

(Encyclopedia) Huang He,&sp;Hwang HoHuang He,both: hwängˈ h&oobreve;ˈ, or Yellow River, great river of N China, c.3,000 mi (4,830 km) long, rising in the twin lakes Gyaring and Ngoring in the…

Beijing

(Encyclopedia) Beijing Beijing bā-jĭng or Peking Peking pē-…

earthquake

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Worldwide pattern of earthquake activity: The dots indicate the epicenters of all earthquakes recorded during a recent 10-year period. CE5 earthquake, trembling or shaking…