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Danbury

(Encyclopedia) Danbury Danbury dănˈbĕrˌē, –bərē [key], city (2020 pop. 86,518),…

Cori, Carl Ferdinand

(Encyclopedia) Cori, Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and Gerty Theresa CoriCori, Carl Ferdinand,kōrˈē, kôrˈē [key], 1896–1957, American biochemists, b. Prague. Soon after receiving their medical degrees…

Arad, city, Romania

(Encyclopedia) Arad Arad ärädˈ [key], city, W Romania, in the Banat, on the Mureşul River, near the Hungarian border. It is an important railroad junction and a leading…

Kaunitz, Wenzel Anton, Fürst von

(Encyclopedia) Kaunitz, Wenzel Anton, Fürst vonKaunitz, Wenzel Anton, Fürst vonvĕnˈtsəl änˈtôn fürst fən kouˈnĭts [key], 1711–94, Austrian statesman. He distinguished himself as a negotiator of the…

Oradea

(Encyclopedia) OradeaOradeaoräˈdyä [key] or Oradea-MareOradea-Mare–mäˈrĕ [key], Hung. Nagyvárad, Ger. Grosswardein, city (1990 pop. 228,956), W Romania, in Crişana-Maramureş, near the Hungarian…

1996 Women's Olympic Archery Winners

Individual: 1. Kim Kyung-wook, S.KOR def., 2. He Ying, CHN (113-107); 3. Olena Sadovnycha def. Elif Altinkaynak, TUR (109-102). Team: 1. South Korea (Kim Jo-sun, Yoon Hye-young and Kim Kyung-wook)…

Women's Olympic Short Track Speed Skating

Multiple gold medals (including relays): Chun Lee-Kyung and Meng Wang (4); Kim Yun-Mi, Annie Perrault, Cathy Turner, Won Hye-Kyung, and Yang Yang (A) (2)500 metersYear Time 1992Cathy…

Frederick II, king of Prussia

(Encyclopedia) Frederick II or Frederick the Great, 1712–86, king of Prussia (1740–86), son and successor of Frederick William I. Frederick was tolerant in religious matters, personally professing…

1992 Olympic Freestyle Wrestling Results

Class     Sergey Smal, UT   Yong-Sik Kim, N. Kor Light-Flyweight (–1053/4 lbs) Il Kim, N. Kor   Jong-Shin Kim, S. Kor   Vugar Orudyev, UT Flyweight (1141/2) Hak-Son…