Topic Summaries
Stockholm summary
Stockholm, City (pop., 2020 est.: city, 975,551; urban agglom.: 1,767,108), capital of Sweden.
Copenhagen summary
Copenhagen, Danish København , Capital and largest city (pop., 2022: city, 644,431; metro.
Århus summary
Århus, or Aarhus , Seaport (pop., 2022: 285,273), eastern Jutland, Denmark.
Budapest summary
Budapest, City (pop., 2019 est.: 1,752,286), capital of Hungary.
tropical cyclone summary
tropical cyclone, or typhoon or hurricane , Severe atmospheric disturbance that originates over tropical oceans.
Hurricane Katrina summary
Hurricane Katrina, Tropical cyclone that struck the U.S.
Key Facts of the Mexican-American War
This list presents some of the key facts of the Mexican-American War, from its origins following the United States’ annexation...
Mexican-American War Timeline
This timeline describes significant events during the Mexican-American War, which was fought between Mexico and the United...
Causes and Effects of the Mexican-American War
This is a list of the major causes and effects of the Mexican-American War, which grew from a border dispute after the United...
Tokyo summary
Tokyo, Japanese Tōkyō formerly (until 1868) Edo , City (pop., 2010: city, 9,733,276; metro.
Kyōto summary
Kyōto, City (pop., 2020: 1,463,723), west-central Honshu, Japan.
Yokohama summary
Yokohama, Seaport city (pop., 2020: 3,777,491), east-central Honshu, Japan.
Almaty summary
Almaty, formerly Alma-Ata , City (pop., 2008 est.: 1,324,739), southeastern Kazakhstan.
Saul Kripke summary
Saul Kripke, (born Nov. 13, 1940, Bay Shore, Long Island, N.Y., U.S.—died Sept. 15, 2022, Plainsboro, N.J.), U.S.
Serena Williams summary
Serena Williams, (born Sept. 26, 1981, Saginaw, Mich., U.S.), U.S.
Roger Federer summary
Roger Federer, (born Aug. 8, 1981, Basel, Switz.), Swiss tennis player.
Jean-Luc Godard summary
Jean-Luc Godard, (born Dec. 3, 1930, Paris, France—died Sept. 13, 2022, Rolle, Switz.), French Swiss film director.
Elizabeth II summary
Elizabeth II, in full Elizabeth Alexandra Mary , (born April 21, 1926, London, Eng.—died Sept. 8, 2022, Balmoral Castle,...
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner summary
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, orig.
Mikhail Gorbachev summary
Mikhail Gorbachev, (born March 2, 1931, Privolye, Stavropol region, Russia, U.S.S.R.—died August 30, 2022, Moscow, Russia),...
Frances Burney summary
Frances Burney, byname Fanny Burney , (born June 13, 1752, King’s Lynn, Norfolk, Eng.—died Jan. 6, 1840, London), English...
Sir Salman Rushdie summary
Sir Salman Rushdie, (born June 19, 1947, Bombay, India), Indian-born novelist.
insecticide summary
insecticide, Any of a large group of substances used to kill insects.
Barbados summary
Barbados, Island country, West Indies.
Rafael Nadal summary
Rafael Nadal, in full Rafael Nadal Parera , (born June 3, 1986, Manacor, Mallorca, Spain), Spanish tennis player.
Sir Peter Brook summary
Sir Peter Brook, (born March 21, 1925, London, Eng.—died July 2, 2022, Paris, France), British director and producer.
The Enlightenment Key Facts
List of important facts regarding the Enlightenment. This European intellectual movement of the 17th and 18th centuries gained...
The Enlightenment Timeline
Timeline of significant events related to the Enlightenment. The main goal of this wide-ranging intellectual movement was...
The Enlightenment Causes and Effects
List of some of the major causes and effects of the Enlightenment. Enlightenment thinkers objected to the absolute power...
French Revolution Key Facts
List of important facts regarding the French Revolution. This revolutionary movement shook France between 1787 and 1799....
French Revolution Timeline
Timeline of major events during the French Revolution, including the storming of the Bastille by Parisians in 1789, the establishment...
Causes and Effects of the French Revolution
Lists of major causes and effects of the French Revolution, which originated in part with the rise of the bourgeoisie and...
Lewis and Clark Expedition Key Facts
List of important facts regarding the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Led by Captain Meriwether Lewis and Lieutenant William...
Lewis and Clark Expedition Timeline
Timeline of significant events related to the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804–06). A group of U.S. soldiers and explorers...
Lewis and Clark Expedition Causes and Effects
List of major causes and effects of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Initiated by U.S. President Thomas Jefferson, the expedition...
herbicide summary
herbicide, Agent, usually chemical, for killing or inhibiting the growth of unwanted plants such as weeds or invasive species.