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Brewer's: Ex Ped'e Herculem

From this sample you can judge of the whole. Plutarch says that Pythagoras ingeniously calculated the height of Hercules by comparing the length of various stadia in Greece. A stadium was…

Arlington, Texas

Source: iStock Mayor: Jim Ross (since 2021) City Manager: Trey Yelverton 2010 census population (rank): 365,438 (50); Male: 179,279 (49.1%); Female: 186,159 (50.9%); White: 215,588 (59.0…

America's Most Endangered Places 2010

Metropolitan AME Church in Washington D.C. is among American sites most at risk by Dana J. Quigley America's Most Endangered Places America's Most Endangered Places 2009America's Most Endangered…

Major League Baseball Ballparks: National League

———Outfield Fences——— BuiltCapacityLFLCFCFRCFRFFieldArizona DiamondbacksBank One Ballpark199849,033330376407376334GrassAtlanta BravesTurner Field199650,091335380401390330GrassChicago…

Pyeongchang: The Host County

A sparse corner of a packed country Pyeongchang Olympic Village. Source: AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon  Related Links 2018 Winter Olympics Memorable Olympic Moments Birth of the Modern…

Sports

The Panathenaic Stadium is an ancient Greek site that hosted the first modern Olympics. Olympics Summaries of the Winter and Summer Games, medal winners, timelines, participating countries,…

Olympics 2012 by the Numbers

The Numbers Behind the Olympic Games in London by Catherine McNiff Olympic Medals Source: London 2012 Related Links 2012 Summer OlympicsMemorable Olympic…

The First Modern Olympics: Athens, 1896

The birth of the modern Olympic Games by John Gettings Marathon runners, Greece 1896 Related Links Olympics Overview 2012 Memorable Olympic Moments Encyclopedia: Ancient Olympics…

America's Most Endangered Places 2009

Mount Taylor in Grants, New Mexico is among American sites most at risk by Elizabeth Olson America's Most Endangered Places America's Most Endangered Places 2007America's Most Endangered Places…

Soccer

First Olympic Appearance: 1900 by John Gettings and Mark Zurlo Did You Know? Only three countries in the history of the Summer Games have successfully defended a gold medal. The last time…