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- 941: Soccer: An Utopia Sport
- ... every year. In America, the women's national team is enjoying much more success than the men. In 1991 the US Womens National Team captured the first ever FIFA Women's World Championship in China with a 2-1 win over Norway on November 30. This was the only time an American team had ever won a world title. In the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta the women's team ...
- 942: 1980s Sports
- ... the Soviet Union. In 1984 Los Angeles there was yet another boycott starting with the Soviet Union, but only thirteen other countries joined in which was the cause of the loss of some Olympic sports. China competed in the Olympics for the first time in over thirty years and took home their share of medals. In 1988 the summer games Ben Johnson of Canada defeated Carl Lewis in the 100-meter ...
- 943: The Atomic Bomb anad Nuclear Bombs
- ... triggering fission reaction. Several nations have exploded nuclear devices in tests in the atmosphere, under the earth, and under the sea. Only the United States, Russia, Great Britain, France, and the People's Republic of China admit to possessing nuclear weapons. Other nations, however, including Israel and South Africa, are thought to have them as well, or to have the capability to assemble them quickly.
- 944: Pro Wrestling
- ... wrestlers sayings and at least one person could respond and some could even be able to go further. The women wrestlers are one of the main attractions to the WWF. With superstars like Luna, Sable, China, PMS, Debra and Tori, they are helping bring fans to the WWF and giving the male fans something to look at. Whoever says sex sells is right on the money because these girls can hold ...
- 945: The Game of Soccer
- ... Brazil's Pele, perhaps the greatest player the sport has ever known, called soccer "the beautiful game." Various civilizations lay claim to discovering the sport. There are records of soccerlike games having been played in China more than 2,000 years ago as well as in ancient Greece, Japan, and Mexico. The Romans played a game known as harpastum that spread throughout Europe and was probably the origin of modern soccer ...
- 946: Using Nuclear Power
- ... of radioactive particles into the atmosphere . The meltdown of a nuclear power plant would release a thousand times more radioactivity into the atmosphere than the bombs dropped on both Hiroshima and Nagasaki . Another possibility is "China Syndrome " , where the core of the reactor melts into the earth and reaches the water table of the area and contaminates it . Although Nuclear power plants do not give off any form of combustion , they ...
- 947: Titanic: The Rich and the Poor
- ... him. Rose and her family were to have an elegant dinner the following evening, and her payment to Jack was to invite him to this. The dining room was filled with gigantic chandeliers, tables with china plates, settings arranged, and cloth napkins, elegant silverware, and soft, classical music played in the background. That night, Jack witnessed how Roses fiancι attempted to control her. He told her what to order for ...
- 948: Feathery Friends Or Carnivorous Beasts?
- ... acting very peculiar. Also, much foreshadowing is used in the house of Dan Faucet. First, Lydia bangs on the door but no one answers. The house is very quiet, the windows are smashed, and broken china lay scattered all about the house. Finally all this foreshadowing leads to the gruesome finding of the dead body. Some other examples of foreshadowing include : The birds on the telephone wires, the swooping of the ...
- 949: Martial Arts
- ... some types of martial arts. It will also say where they originated from. The term "martial arts" is a general term used to describe general types of fighting. Most martial arts practised today came from China, Japan, and Korea. There are hundreds of types of martial arts, each divided into specific styles or systems. Technically, martial arts fall into two categories: percussive, and non-percussive. In percussive martial arts such as ...
- 950: The Game of Hacky Sac or Footbag
- ... it and showing you some basic kicks. The Olympics claim to promote peace and unity, but any hacker will tell you the true goodwill game is hackysack. It has kept warrior guards awake in ancient China, warmed up the legs of soccer players, and helped treat sports injuries by stretching muscles and tendons. Through it's lattest incarnation, though, it's the ultimate neo-hippie sport;the athletic equivalent of tie ...
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