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Das, Chitta Ranjan
(Encyclopedia) Das, Chitta RanjanDas, Chitta Ranjanchĭtˈtə rŭnˈjən däs [key], 1870–1925, Indian political leader. A lawyer who opposed British rule and defended many Indian nationalists, he idealized…Wacker process
(Encyclopedia) Wacker process, an industrial process for the manufacture of ethanol by oxidizing ethene. For example, bubbling ethylene and oxygen when treated by an acidified water solution of…Summer Games Gold Medal Winners: 1,500-Meter Run
1972 Ludmila Bragina, USSR 4:01.40 1976 Tatiana Kazankina, USSR 4:05.48 1980 Tatiana…Summer Games Gold Medal Winners: 5,000-Meter Run
1996 Wang, Jun-Xia, China 14:59.88 2000 Gabriela Szabo, Romania 14:40.79 2004 Meseret…Summer Games Gold Medal Winners: 10,000-Meter Run
1992 Derartu Tulu, Ethiopia 31:60.02 1996 Fernanda Ribeiro, Portugal 31:01.63 2000…Most Home Runs in One Season Up to 2006 — 45 or More
HR Player/Team Year 73 Barry Bonds, San Francisco (N.L.) 2001 70 Mark McGwire, St. Louis (N.L.) 1998 66 Sammy Sosa, Chicago (N.L.) 1998 65 Mark McGwire, St. Louis…Mexico, National Autonomous University of
(Encyclopedia) Mexico, National Autonomous University of, at Mexico City, Mexico; founded 1551 by the Spanish king Charles I (Holy Roman Emperor Charles V). It has faculties of accounting and…Atalanta
(Encyclopedia) AtalantaAtalantaätəlănˈtə [key], in Greek mythology, huntress famous for her speed and skill. She took part in the Calydonian hunt and was rewarded by Meleager with the pelt of the…Bannister, Sir Roger Gilbert
(Encyclopedia) Bannister, Sir Roger Gilbert, 1929–2018, British athlete and neurologist. On May 6, 1954, at Oxford's Iffley Road track, Bannister, a medical student, became the first man to run the…Schenck, Robert Cumming
(Encyclopedia) Schenck, Robert CummingSchenck, Robert Cummingskĕngk [key], 1809–90, American politician and diplomat, Union general in the Civil War, b. Franklin, Ohio. He studied law and practiced…Trending
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