Topic Summaries
Nat King Cole summary
Nat King Cole, orig.
Vladimir Putin summary
Vladimir Putin, (born Oct. 7, 1952, Leningrad, U.S.S.R.), Russian president (1999–2008; 2012– ) and prime minister (1999;...
Jupiter summary
Jupiter, Fifth planet from the Sun, the largest nonstellar object in the solar system.
David summary
David, (flourished c. 1000 bce, ), Second of the Israelite kings (r.
Tom Brady summary
Tom Brady, in full Thomas Edward Patrick Brady, Jr. , (born Aug. 3, 1977, San Mateo, Calif., U.S.), U.S.
Jackie Robinson summary
Jackie Robinson, in full Jack Roosevelt Robinson , (born Jan. 31, 1919, Cairo, Ga., U.S.—died Oct. 24, 1972, Stamford, Conn.),...
Isis summary
Isis, One of the major goddesses of ancient Egypt, the wife of Osiris.
Donald Trump summary
Donald Trump, in full Donald John Trump , (born June 14, 1946, New York, N.Y., U.S.), U.S.
January 6 U.S. Capitol attack summary
January 6 U.S.
Giovanni Boccaccio summary
Giovanni Boccaccio, (born 1313, Tuscany—died Dec. 21, 1375, Certaldo, Tuscany), Italian poet and scholar.
Benedict XVI summary
Benedict XVI, orig.
Lionel Messi summary
Lionel Messi, (born June 24, 1987, Rosario, Arg.), Argentine-born football (soccer) player.
Iran hostage crisis summary
Iran hostage crisis, (1979–81) Political crisis involving Iran’s seizure of U.S.
first lady summary
first lady, Wife of the president of the U.S.
Thanksgiving Day summary
Thanksgiving Day, U.S.
Miranda v. Arizona summary
Miranda v.
anti-Semitism summary
anti-Semitism, Hostility toward or discrimination against Jews as a religious group or “race.” Although the term anti-Semitism...
Rio de Janeiro summary
Rio de Janeiro, City (pop., 2021 est.: city, 6,775,560; Greater Rio, 12,763,305) and port, capital of Rio de Janeiro state,...
São Paulo summary
São Paulo, City (pop., 2021 est.: city, 12,284,940; Greater São Paulo, 22,048,504), capital of São Paulo estado (state),...
Havana summary
Havana, Spanish La Habana , City, capital, and province (pop., 2020 est.: 2,132,183) of Cuba.
Jerry Lee Lewis summary
Jerry Lee Lewis, (born Sept. 29, 1935, Ferriday, La., U.S.—died Oct. 28, 2022, DeSoto county, Miss.), U.S.
Maya Lin summary
Maya Lin, (born Oct. 5, 1959, Athens, Ohio, U.S.), U.S.
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva summary
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, known as Lula , (born Oct. 27, 1945, Garanhuns, Pernambuco state, Braz.), Brazilian politician...
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.