Sites of the Modern Olympic GamesSummer GamesYearSite1896Athens, Greece1900Paris, France1904St. Louis, Mo.1908London, England1912Stockholm, Sweden1920Antwerp, Belgium1924Paris, France1928Amste...
Induráin, Miguel (Miguel Angel Induráin-Larraya), 1964–, Spanish bicycle racer. In a career lasting from 1985 to 1997, he dominated European racing, winning the Tour de France, the sport's bes...
Smart card, small device that resembles a credit card but contains an embedded microprocessor to store and process information. Magnetic-stripe cards, which store a very small amount of inform...
Joyner-Kersee, Jackie, 1962–, American track and field athlete, b. East St. Louis, Ill. One of the world's best all-around women athletes, she won the silver medal in the heptathlon in the 198...
Atlanta, city (1990 pop. 394,017), state capital and seat of Fulton co., NW Ga., on the Chattahoochee R. and Peachtree Creek, near the Appalachian foothills; inc. 1847. It is Georgia's largest...
Lewis, Carl (Frederick Carlton Lewis), 1961–, American sprinter and jumper, b. Birmingham, Ala. A star in high school and at the Univ. of Houston, he became possibly the greatest track athlete...
Volleyball, outdoor or indoor ball and net game played on a level court. An upright net, 3 ft (or 1 m) high, the top of which stands 8 ft (2.43 m) from the ground for men, 7 ft 4 1/8 in (2.24 ...
Baseball, bat-and-ball sport known as the national pastime of the United States. It derives its name from the four bases that form a diamond (the infield) around the pitcher's mound. Teams con...
Washington, state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. It is bordered by Idaho (E); Oregon, with the Columbia River marking much of the boundary (S); the Pacific Ocean (W); and the C...
National Parks and Monuments1BFBattlefieldBPBattlefield ParkBSBattlefield SiteHPHistorical ParkHSHistoric SiteHTHistoric TrailISInternational Historic SiteLSLakeshoreMMMemorialMOMonumentMPMili...
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