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Learn about the ISO 3166-1 standard that defines codes for the names of countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest. Find out the criteria, information, and disputes for the three sets of country codes: alpha-2, alpha-3, and numeric.
This web page shows the current and past codes used by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for each National Olympic Committee (NOC). The code for Ivory Coast is CIV, which was also used for Costa de Marfil in 1964 and 1968.
Temecula is a city in southwestern Riverside County, California, United States, with a population of 110,003 as of 2020. It is a tourist and resort destination, with the Temecula Valley Wine Country, Old Town Temecula, and the Pechanga Indian Reservation nearby.
Agent Orange is a mixture of two herbicides, 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T, that contain traces of dioxin, a toxic chemical. It was sprayed by the U.S. military in Vietnam from 1961 to 1971 to defoliate forests and destroy crops, causing health and environmental problems for millions of people.
Learn about the standard codes for the names of countries and their subdivisions, maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Find the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2, alpha-3 and numeric codes, the ISO 3166-2 subdivision codes and the Internet country code top-level domains for each of the 249 countries.
The Waco siege, also known as the Waco massacre, was a 51-day confrontation between the Branch Davidians, a religious cult, and U.S. law enforcement in 1993. The siege ended in a fire that killed 82 people, including children and leader David Koresh, and sparked debates over the causes and consequences of the tragedy.
Learn about the historical events that led to the fall of the Berlin Wall on 9 November 1989, marking the end of the Cold War and the beginning of German reunification. Find out how the wall was built, breached, and demolished, and what impact it had on Europe and the world.
J. Robert Oppenheimer (born Julius Robert Oppenheimer; / ˈ ɒ p ən h aɪ m ər / OP-ən-hy-mər; April 22, 1904 – February 18, 1967) was an American theoretical physicist who served as the director of the Manhattan Project's Los Alamos Laboratory during World War II.