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Amy Tikkanen
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Amy Tikkanen is Managing Editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica. She has worked at Britannica for more than two decades, handling a wide range of topics that include Hollywood, politics, books, and anything related to the Titanic.

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Steward of independent cinema
Deaths in 2025
Below is a list of notable deaths in 2025, arranged in chronological order. (The age of the individual is in…
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Tsar Bomba
Great Molasses Flood
Hearst Castle
Dennis Hastert
2025: Year in Review
Has an Athlete Died During an Olympic Competition?
What’s the Tush Push in the NFL?
Jeb Bush
Titanic
Susie Wiles
Michelle Yeoh
Krampus
Port Arthur Massacre
Anita Hill
Costa Concordia disaster
Isabelle Huppert
Jennifer Capriati
What’s the largest U.S. state by area?
Alec Baldwin
James Garner
Who Has Won the Most Grammy Awards?
Mehmet Oz
US Airways flight 1549
Biltmore Estate
Paris Olympics 2024: Athletes, Sports, and History
Pete Hegseth
Pedro Pascal
7 Unsportsmanlike Athletes
Reese Witherspoon
Gretchen Whitmer
Enola Gay
Sinaloa cartel
How Did the Tradition of Christmas Trees Start?
Gary Ridgway
Rita Moreno
Hugh Glass
Women Leaders: Notable Female Politicians in History
Hillsborough disaster
french fries
Danny Boyle
Kathryn Bigelow
Mary Ann Cotton
Dennis Rader
Betty White
Regis Philbin
San Quentin State Prison
Department of Government Efficiency
Jack Ruby
Steve Buscemi
Steven Avery
I Have a Dream
list of athletes with the most Olympic medals
Rick Perry
Nikki Haley
Arundhati Roy
Essex
The Diary of a Young Girl
Queen Mary
Claire Danes
MS NOW
Helen Hunt
British Royal Line of Succession
Edmund Fitzgerald
Who Was Ed Gein’s Girlfriend, Adeline Watkins?
Greg Abbott
Javier Bardem
Charles J. Guiteau
Steve Carell
Robert Durst
USS Arizona
Colin Firth
Martin Bashir
Mary Celeste
Maersk Alabama hijacking
Gavin Newsom
How Did Aileen Wuornos Die?
Which team has won the most World Series?
Eliud Kipchoge
Virginia Tech shooting
What Happened to Aileen Wuornos’s Girlfriend?
Who’s Who in Netflix’s Monster: The Ed Gein Story
Tulsi Gabbard
Scott Walker
Mike Pence
Olivia Wilde
Dmitry Muratov
Leon Czolgosz
Feliz Día de Muertos
History of Trick-or-Treating
List of the Deadliest Airplane Disasters
Was the Monster of Florence Ever Found?
Murdaugh Family
Shonda Rhimes
Kim Kardashian
Brittney Griner
Steve Witkoff
J. Bruce Ismay
John Wayne Gacy’s Artwork
Katherine Heigl
Lily Tomlin
Louise Penny
Uruguayan Air Force flight 571
Sarah Jessica Parker
Loch Ness monster
Maria Sharapova
Bob Barker
Linda McMahon
Pablo Escobar
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
Steve Kerr
David S. McKay
Scotty Bowman
Ron DeSantis
List of the World’s Busiest Airports
Nancy Meyers
Animal Group Names: From a Congregation of Alligators to a Dazzle of Zebras
What’s the Difference Between Alligators and Crocodiles?
How Many People Did John Wayne Gacy Kill?
What’s the Most Popular Dog Breed in the U.S.?
National Register of Historic Places
How Did James A. Garfield Die?
Griselda Blanco
Laurent Fignon
Can You Wear White After Labor Day?
Swissair flight 111
Timeline of the September 11 Attacks
How Did Jeffrey Dahmer Die?
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Karoline Leavitt
New Seven Wonders of the World
How Did Pablo Escobar Die?
Edward J. Smith
What’s the Difference Between Bison and Buffalo?
Vegas Golden Knights
Jamie Lee Curtis
Working Like a Dog: 7 Animals with Jobs
Titan submersible implosion
Jessica Lange
Why Are Hit Movies Called Blockbusters?
Mary Read
Great Sphinx of Giza
Mark Cuban
Andrea Doria
Hu Jia
Carpathia
What Was Albert Einstein’s IQ?
Eva Ekeblad
list of U.S. states by population
list of the smallest countries by area
current U.S. governors
Jane Marcet
Timeline of the Titanic’s Final Hours
Timeline of the 2000s
Timeline of the 1990s
Timeline of the 1980s
Timeline of the 1970s
Pat Summitt
Which team has won the most NBA titles?
list of the largest U.S. cities by population
Kurt Russell
The First Indy 500: A Spectacular Start in 1911
Vikings Helped Cats Conquer the World
Britannica’s Book Bingo
Can You Guess the Movie by the Scene?
Britannica’s Dog Bingo
Why Is Labor Day Celebrated in September?
Why Do Horses Sleep Standing Up?
Why Does the New Year Start on January 1?
Which Is Correct: Hanukkah or Chanukah?
Why Are People Afraid of Clowns?
The Surprisingly Disorderly History of the U.S. Presidential Succession Order
Why Is Marijuana Illegal in the U.S.?
The Most Stolen Work of Art
A Brief (and Fascinating) History of Money
Cannibalism: Cultures, Cures, Cuisine, and Calories
How Long Is the Amazon River?
Who Becomes President After the President and Vice President?
6 Things You Should Know About Meghan, Duchess of Sussex
Pablo Escobar: 8 Interesting Facts About the King of Cocaine
Women in World War I: A Photo Gallery
Princess Diana: A Life in Pictures
8 Famous Animals
Charles III: A Life in Pictures
6 Interesting Facts About Barbie
5 Fascinating British Coronation Objects
10 Democrats Who Made History
8 Interesting Facts About Rats
Rest in Peace? Not for These 7 Unlucky Individuals
The Dope on Dope: 8 Facts About Marijuana
Secret Service Code Names of 11 U.S. Presidents
12 Peculiar Phobias
8 Animals That Suck (Blood)
8 Olympic Cheating Scandals
7 Nobel Prize Scandals
10 Best Hockey Players of All Time
6 Unusual Olympic Sports
5 Famous Battle-Axes
5 Famous Border Walls
10 Famous Clowns: From Comical to Creepy
100th Anniversary of the PGA’s Founding
The 24 Days of College Football Bowls
The 600th Anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt
Voting in the U.S.A.
Olympics: Football (Soccer)
100th Anniversary of the Eastland Disaster
Snuffing Out Smoking
Harry Potter and the Much-Anticipated Return
Remembering the Lusitania
Happy Halloween
Rio Recap
Gold Fever
Happy 100th Birthday, National Park Service!
Symbols on a U.S. Dollar Bill
Mark David Chapman
List of NBA Players with the Most Championships
Suze Orman
Leonid Yakovlevich Arkayev
Who’s won the most Oscars?
American Idol winners
Colleen Hoover
Did Anyone Escape from Alcatraz?
Edwin Bustillos García
Most Popular Baby Names in the U.S.
Second Cabinet of Donald Trump
Steve Yzerman
Soldier Field
Ingvar Kamprad
Tim Horton
Jonathan Toews
Nicklas Lidstrom
Lizzo
Joanna Gaines
Wrigley Field
Thomas Andrews
list of EGOT winners
Mary Rose
Zhang Yimou
Reince Priebus
Banaue rice terraces
George Miller
Abdalá Bucaram
MS St. Louis
Marine One
Jim Harbaugh
Fenway Park
Elizabeth Strout
Mamie Till-Mobley
Gary Johnson
Tom Steyer
2024: Year in Review
2024 Paris Olympics: Athletes to watch
Ucayali River
history of sneakers
Timeline of Women Leaders
New York indictment of Donald Trump
Britannic
How have the Olympics changed?
Who has won the most NCAA men’s basketball championships?
Who has won the most NCAA women’s basketball championships?
Olympic
Who’s won the most NASCAR Cup Series championships?
The True Story Behind Feud: Capote vs. the Swans
Louisiana State University
Who’s won the most Stanley Cups?
speakeasy
Who’s won the most Super Bowls?
U.S. state and territory abbreviations
Gold State Coach
Coronation Chair
University of Phoenix