Walmart Inc. (WMT) is an American multinational discount store operator and one of the largest corporations in the global retail industry. Its company headquarters is located in Bentonville, Arkansas. Walmart’s business strategy sprung from the late 19th century five-and-dime retail model, but it

Emma Walmsley is a British business executive who was chief executive officer of GSK PLC (GSK) from 2017 to 2025. When she took over the British pharmaceutical company in 2017, she became the first woman to lead a major global drugmaker. During her tenure, Walmsley oversaw a major restructuring of

walnut, (genus Juglans), genus of about 20 species of deciduous trees of the family Juglandaceae, native to North and South America, southern Europe, Asia, and the West Indies. Walnut trees have long compound leaves with 5 to 23 short-stalked leaflets. The male and female reproductive organs are

Walnut Canyon National Monument, archaeological site and natural area in north-central Arizona, U.S., on Walnut Creek, 10 miles (16 km) east-southeast of Flagstaff. Established in 1915, it has an area of 6 square miles (15 square km). Its central feature is Walnut Canyon, which winds for 20 miles

Walnut Creek, city, Contra Costa county, northwestern California, U.S. It lies in the San Ramon Valley, east of both San Francisco and Oakland. Spanish explorers arrived in the region in the 1770s, and in the early 1800s the area became part of a Mexican land grant. The city, settled in 1849 during

Fagales: Juglandaceae: The large and economically important Juglandaceae, or the walnut and hickory family, contains 7–10 genera and 50 species, which are distributed mainly in the north temperate zone but extend through Central America along the Andes Mountains to Argentina and, in scattered stands, from temperate…

bridge: Eugène Freyssinet: …in the United States, the Walnut Lane Bridge (1950) in Philadelphia, was designed by Gustave Magnel and features three simply supported girder spans with a center span of 48 meters (160 feet) and two end spans of 22 meters (74 feet). Although it was plain in appearance, a local art…

Philadelphia: Cultural life: The Walnut Street Theatre, opened in 1809, is the oldest playhouse in active use in the English-speaking world. The Playhouse in the Park opened in 1952 as the first city-owned and city-operated theatre of its kind.

pre-Columbian civilizations: Huayna Capac: A regent named Hualpaya (Walpaya) was appointed from this group to tutor Huayna Capac in the ways of government until the child was old enough to rule in his own name. Hualpaya, however, tried to assert the claims of his own son to the throne and, as a…

Walpi, pueblo (village), Navajo county, northeastern Arizona, U.S., on the edge of a high mesa in the Hopi Indian Reservation. It comprises a group of angular stone houses of two to three stories crowded on a narrow tip of the steep-walled mesa at an elevation of 6,225 feet (1,897 metres). The

Walpole Island, small, uninhabited coralline limestone island in the French overseas country of New Caledonia, southwestern Pacific Ocean, at the southern tip of the Loyalty Islands. It has an area of 310 acres (125 hectares) and rises to a level surface of about 230 feet (70 metres) above sea

Horace Walpole was an English writer, connoisseur, and collector known for his novel The Castle of Otranto (1764), the first Gothic novel in the English language and one of the earliest literary horror stories. He was perhaps the most assiduous letter writer of his era, and he built Strawberry

Horace Walpole was an English writer, connoisseur, and collector known for his novel The Castle of Otranto (1764), the first Gothic novel in the English language and one of the earliest literary horror stories. He was perhaps the most assiduous letter writer of his era, and he built Strawberry

Robert Walpole, 1st earl of Orford was a British statesman (in power 1721–42), generally regarded as the first British prime minister. He deliberately cultivated a frank, hearty manner, but his political subtlety has scarcely been equaled. Walpole was the third son of Colonel Robert Walpole by his

Sir Hugh Walpole was a British novelist, critic, and dramatist, a natural storyteller with a fine flow of words and romantic invention. The son of an Anglican clergyman, Walpole was educated at King’s School, Canterbury, then at Durham, and finally at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. After unsuccessful

Robert Walpole, 1st earl of Orford was a British statesman (in power 1721–42), generally regarded as the first British prime minister. He deliberately cultivated a frank, hearty manner, but his political subtlety has scarcely been equaled. Walpole was the third son of Colonel Robert Walpole by his

Walpurgis Night, a traditional holiday celebrated on April 30 in northern Europe and Scandinavia. In Sweden typical holiday activities include the singing of traditional spring folk songs and the lighting of bonfires. In Germany the holiday is celebrated by dressing in costumes, playing pranks on

Saint Walburga ; feast day February 25) was an abbess and missionary who, with her brothers Willibald of Eichstätt and Winebald of Heidenheim, was important in St. Boniface’s organization of the Frankish church. Walburga was a Benedictine at the monastery of Wimborne, Dorsetshire, when Winebald

Nassau: …the town of Nassau, and Walram (died 1198) was the first of them to assume the title count of Nassau. His grandsons divided the inheritance: Walram II took the southern portion of Nassau, and Otto I took the northern portion.

Léon Walras was a French-born economist whose work Éléments d’économie politique pure (1874–77; Elements of Pure Economics) was one of the first comprehensive mathematical analyses of general economic equilibrium. Because Walras wrote in French, his work did not get much attention in Britain, the

Léon Walras was a French-born economist whose work Éléments d’économie politique pure (1874–77; Elements of Pure Economics) was one of the first comprehensive mathematical analyses of general economic equilibrium. Because Walras wrote in French, his work did not get much attention in Britain, the

Eric Walrond was a Caribbean writer who was associated with the Harlem Renaissance literary movement in New York City. The son of a Guyanese father and a Barbadian mother, Walrond grew up in British Guiana, Barbados, and Panama. From 1916 to 1918 he worked in the Panama Canal Zone as a clerk for

Eric Walrond was a Caribbean writer who was associated with the Harlem Renaissance literary movement in New York City. The son of a Guyanese father and a Barbadian mother, Walrond grew up in British Guiana, Barbados, and Panama. From 1916 to 1918 he worked in the Panama Canal Zone as a clerk for

walrus, (Odobenus rosmarus), huge, seal-like mammal found in Arctic seas. There are two subspecies: the Atlantic walrus (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) and the Pacific walrus (O. rosmarus divergens). Male Pacific walrus are slightly larger, with longer tusks. The grayish skin of the walrus is 2–4 cm

Alaska Purchase, (1867), acquisition by the United States from Russia of 586,412 square miles (1,518,800 square km) of land at the northwestern tip of the North American continent, comprising the current U.S. state of Alaska. Russia had offered to sell its North American territory to the United

Walsall: …is centred on the historic town of Walsall (the administrative centre).

Walsall, metropolitan borough, metropolitan county of West Midlands, historic county of Staffordshire, west-central England. It is situated on a ridge between the industrial districts of Wolverhampton and Birmingham and is centred on the historic town of Walsall (the administrative centre).

Rainer Werner Fassbinder was a German motion-picture and theatre director, writer, and actor who was an important force in postwar West German cinema. His socially and politically conscious films often explore themes of oppression and despair. Fassbinder left school at age 16 and became involved

Walsenburg, city, seat (1874) of Huerfano county, southern Colorado, U.S., on the Cucharas River, east of the Sangre de Cristo Range and south of Pueblo, at an elevation of 6,187 feet (1,886 metres). Formed in 1873 from a small Spanish village (La Plaza de los Leones), it was named for Fred Walsen,

Liechtenstein: Geography: Walsers, descendants of immigrants from the Swiss canton of Valais, settled in Triesenberg at the end of the 13th century and continue to speak a particularly distinctive form of the language. About four-fifths of the population is Christian (with about three-fourths of the total population…

Robert Walser was a Swiss poet and novelist hailed after his death as a genius. After abandoning his studies at age 14, Walser took accounting lessons and attempted unsuccessfully to become an actor. He took up various humble occupations—butler, clerk, assistant librarian, and bookseller. His life

Kerri Walsh Jennings is an American beach volleyball player who, with her partner, Misty May-Treanor, won Olympic gold medals in the event in 2004, 2008, and 2012. Walsh grew up in an athletic family; her father played minor league baseball, and her mother had been a star volleyball player at Santa

Kerri Walsh Jennings is an American beach volleyball player who, with her partner, Misty May-Treanor, won Olympic gold medals in the event in 2004, 2008, and 2012. Walsh grew up in an athletic family; her father played minor league baseball, and her mother had been a star volleyball player at Santa

Raoul Walsh was an American motion-picture director popular in the 1930s and 1940s for his tough, masculine films starring such actors as Humphrey Bogart, Errol Flynn, and James Cagney. (Read Martin Scorsese’s Britannica essay on film preservation.) As a young man, Walsh worked a variety of jobs in

Bill Walsh was an influential American gridiron football coach, whose “West Coast offense” changed pro football during the 1980s. Among his most celebrated players were quarterback Joe Montana and receiver Jerry Rice, holder of nearly every professional pass-catching record. Although only an

Courtney Walsh is a Jamaican cricketer who in 2001 became the first bowler to attain more than 500 Test wickets. Walsh made his first-class debut for Jamaica in 1982. His Test career began in Perth, Australia, in 1984, but it was not until four years later that he became a regular member of the

Courtney Walsh is a Jamaican cricketer who in 2001 became the first bowler to attain more than 500 Test wickets. Walsh made his first-class debut for Jamaica in 1982. His Test career began in Perth, Australia, in 1984, but it was not until four years later that he became a regular member of the

Albert King: …such performers as Jimi Hendrix, Joe Walsh, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Eric Clapton. King toured extensively and made acclaimed appearances at the Montreux Jazz Festival in the 1970s. The following decade he captured a new generation of fans with the albums San Francisco ’83 (1983), Laundromat Blues (1984), and I’m…

biophysics: Historical background: …in a letter written by John Walsh in 1773 to the American inventor and statesman Benjamin Franklin; Walsh wrote the details of his discovery of the electrical nature of the discharge from the torpedo or electric ray:

Kerri Walsh Jennings is an American beach volleyball player who, with her partner, Misty May-Treanor, won Olympic gold medals in the event in 2004, 2008, and 2012. Walsh grew up in an athletic family; her father played minor league baseball, and her mother had been a star volleyball player at Santa

Iran-Contra Affair: Prosecutions and legacy: In the wake of the report issued in August 1993 by Independent Counsel Lawrence Walsh, who had been appointed to investigate the Iran-Contra Affair, Poindexter and North were prosecuted. Poindexter was convicted of making false statements to Congress, conspiring to obstruct official inquiries and proceedings, obstruction of Congress, and destruction…

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Raoul Walsh was an American motion-picture director popular in the 1930s and 1940s for his tough, masculine films starring such actors as Humphrey Bogart, Errol Flynn, and James Cagney. (Read Martin Scorsese’s Britannica essay on film preservation.) As a young man, Walsh worked a variety of jobs in

Stanisława Walasiewicz was a Polish-American athlete who, during an unusually long career (over 20 years), won two Olympic medals and some 40 Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) championships and was credited with nearly a dozen world records in women’s running and jumping events. While on a shopping trip

Thomas J. Walsh was a U.S. Democratic senator (1913–33) who exposed (1923) the Teapot Dome scandal that shook the Republican administration of Pres. Warren G. Harding. A leading Montana lawyer, Walsh won election to the U.S. Senate in 1912. His 20 years’ service was marked by dedication to such

Thomas J. Walsh was a U.S. Democratic senator (1913–33) who exposed (1923) the Teapot Dome scandal that shook the Republican administration of Pres. Warren G. Harding. A leading Montana lawyer, Walsh won election to the U.S. Senate in 1912. His 20 years’ service was marked by dedication to such

Killer Robots: The Future of War?: Let’s not go down this road.

Bill Walsh was an influential American gridiron football coach, whose “West Coast offense” changed pro football during the 1980s. Among his most celebrated players were quarterback Joe Montana and receiver Jerry Rice, holder of nearly every professional pass-catching record. Although only an

Walsingham, area in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England, that consists of the neighbouring villages of Little Walsingham and Great Walsingham. The area faces the North Sea slightly east of the mouth of The Wash, a shallow inlet of that sea. In medieval times Little Walsingham’s shrine to Our

North Norfolk: Walsingham Abbey, which is located inland from Wells-next-the-Sea, is a pilgrimage site for both Roman Catholics and Anglicans; miracles have been associated with the locale since before the Norman Conquest in 1066.

Sir Francis Walsingham was an English statesman and diplomat who was the principal secretary (1573–90) to Queen Elizabeth I and became legendary for creating a highly effective intelligence network. He successfully thwarted England’s foreign enemies and exposed domestic plotters who sought to

Thomas Walsingham was an English Benedictine monk and chronicler of the abbey at St. Albans (Hertfordshire). Walsingham continued the work of Matthew Paris (died 1259) in an attempt to provide an unbroken St. Albans narrative from the creation to his own time. The work of Walsingham is an important

Walt Disney Company is an American corporation best known as a purveyor of family entertainment. During the 20th and early 21st centuries, it became one of the world’s largest media conglomerates, with such holdings as ABC, ESPN, Pixar, Marvel Entertainment, and 20th Century Studios. Disney

Frank Gehry: Growing recognition and Guggenheim Museum Bilbao: Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles was designed before the Bilbao museum but was completed in 2003 to great acclaim.

San Francisco: Cultural institutions: The Walt Disney Family Museum, celebrating the life and work of the animation pioneer, producer, and showman, was opened in 2009 in the Presidio.

Walt Disney Company is an American corporation best known as a purveyor of family entertainment. During the 20th and early 21st centuries, it became one of the world’s largest media conglomerates, with such holdings as ABC, ESPN, Pixar, Marvel Entertainment, and 20th Century Studios. Disney

Walt Disney World Resort, resort complex near Orlando, Florida, envisioned by Walt Disney and featuring attractions based on stories and characters created by the Disney Company. Following the success of Disneyland, near Anaheim, California, Disney began searching for a location for his second

The entertainment empire built by Walt Disney is sometimes called the “House of Mouse” in acknowledgment of the leading role played by Disney’s most famous creation, Mickey Mouse. Mickey’s round mouse ears, either in silhouette or adorning a hat, have become one of the most recognizable corporate

Mika Waltari was a Finnish author whose historical novels were international best-sellers. Waltari studied theology and philosophy at the University of Helsinki. His early novels were concerned with the crises of the generation that came of age between the world wars. He gained international

Mika Waltari was a Finnish author whose historical novels were international best-sellers. Waltari studied theology and philosophy at the University of Helsinki. His early novels were concerned with the crises of the generation that came of age between the world wars. He gained international

Walter Camp (1859–1925) virtually invented American football, splitting it off from British rugby by such changes as devising the position and signal-calling role of quarterback, cutting team size to 11 from 15, and replacing the somewhat more boisterous free-for-all of the scrum with the

Professional Women’s Hockey League: Schedule and rules: The champion receives the Walter Cup, the equivalent to the Stanley Cup in the NHL, and the best player receives the Billie Jean King Most Valuable Player Award.

Walter Mitty, American literary character, a meek and bumbling man who spends much of his time lost in heroic daydreams. The short story “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” (1939) by American author James Thurber begins with its protagonist’s fearlessly leading a Navy crew through an aircraft takeoff

Italy: Florence in the 14th century: …a protégé of King Robert, Walter of Brienne, titular duke of Athens, was appointed signore for one year. Almost immediately on his accession, Walter changed this grant to that of a life dictatorship with absolute powers. But his attempt to ally himself with the men of the lower guilds and…

Latin literature: The 12th to the 14th century: Walter of Châtillon and Philip the Chancellor are conspicuous among the authors of the satires, the force of their works deriving from learned and allusive use of Scripture. Peter of Blois is found in the section of satirical verse and the section of love poetry.…

Walter Of Coventry was an English monk or friar, compiler of historical materials, best known for his collection Memoriale Fratris Walteri de Coventria. He probably belonged to a religious house in the diocese of York. Walter was not a historian or chronicler in his own right; he merely brought

Walter Page: …in the 1920s before forming Walter Page’s Blue Devils (1925–31) in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. A historically important early “territory band” (i.e., those in the South, Southwest, and Midwest), it toured widely in the Southwest, and though it recorded only once, in 1929 (“Blue Devil Blues”), it had a reputation for…

Donna Shalala: …commission investigating the problems at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. The following year Shalala received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In 2018 she launched a bid for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, running in Florida’s 27th district. She was elected later that year and took office in…

Natural History Museum: Known as the Walter Rothschild Zoological Museum, it was bequeathed to the nation by the 2nd Baron Rothschild in the early 20th century.

Crusades: Preparations for the Crusade: …the Hermit, and his associate Walter Sansavoir, reached Constantinople after having caused considerable disorder in Hungary and Bulgaria. Alexius received Peter cordially and advised him to await the arrival of the main Crusade force. But the rank and file grew unruly, and on August 6, 1096, they were ferried across…

Mthatha: …Mandela Museum as well as Walter Sisulu University (2005), which was formed through the merger of the University of Transkei with Border Technikon and Eastern Cape Technikon. The town has road and rail connections with East London to the south and an airport. Pop. (2011) 137,589.

submarine: World War II: …of particular interest was the Walter turbine propulsion plant. The need for oxygen for combustion had previously prevented the use of steam turbines or diesels while the submarine was submerged and air was at a premium. Hellmuth Walter, a German scientist, developed a turbine propulsion system using oxygen generated by…

keyboard instrument: German and Austrian pianos: …Nannette and Johann Andreas Streicher; Anton Walter, Mozart’s favourite piano builder; and Conrad Graf, maker of Beethoven’s last piano. It was used in German-speaking countries until the late 19th century, when it was replaced by mechanisms derived from a Cristofori-based action developed in England.

Bruno Walter was a German conductor known primarily for his interpretations of the Viennese school. Though out of step with 20th-century trends, he was such a fine musician that he became a major figure—filling the wide gulf between the extremes of his day, Arturo Toscanini and Wilhelm Furtwängler.

Antigua and Barbuda: History of Antigua and Barbuda: …particularly under its prime minister George Walter, who wanted complete independence for the islands and opposed the British plan of independence within a federation of islands. Walter lost the 1976 legislative elections to Vere Bird, who favoured regional integration. In 1978 Antigua reversed its position and announced it wanted independence.…

military aircraft: Subsonic flight: …hydrogen peroxide rocket designed by Hellmuth Walter, the Komet had spectacular performance, but its short range and ineffective cannon armament made it an operational failure. In addition, the propellants were unstable and often exploded on landing.

Jessica Walter was an American actress who played a diverse range of characters in her six-decade career but was best known as the self-involved Lucille Bluth on the critically acclaimed sitcom Arrested Development (2003–06, 2013, and 2018–19). Walter was one of two children born to Esther Walter

John Walter, I was the English founder of The Times, London, and of a family that owned the newspaper for almost 125 years. Considered neither an outstanding nor an honest journalist, Walter nevertheless turned from scandal to more serious reportage and organized (while in prison for having libeled

John Walter, II was an English journalist, the second son of John Walter I, founder of The Times, London. He developed (along with Thomas Barnes, editor in chief from 1817 to 1841) a great daily newspaper from a small partisan sheet. Building on the foreign news services established by his father,

John Walter III was an English proprietor of The Times, London, from the death of his father, John Walter II, in 1847. Walter made his most important contribution in 1866 with the Walter rotary press, which printed rapidly and simultaneously on both sides of paper wound on a roll; his press

Lucy Walter was the mistress of the British king Charles II and mother of James Scott, duke of Monmouth. Her family, the Walters, were Welsh of good standing who declared for King Charles I during the Civil War. Roch Castle having been captured and burned by the Parliamentary forces in 1644, Lucy

Thomas Ustick Walter was an American architect important for the quality and influence of his designs based upon ancient Greek models. Walter was professor of architecture at the Franklin Institute, Philadelphia; engineer for the harbour at La Guaira, Venez. (1843–45); and president of the American

Barbara Walters was a pioneering American journalist who was the first woman to cohost the Today show and the first woman to coanchor an evening network news program. Walters was also known for her highly effective technique in television interviews of world-renowned figures. Walters was one of

Charles Walters was an American dancer, choreographer, and film director who was best known for his work on MGM musicals. His notable directorial credits included Easter Parade (1948) and The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964). A former dancer, Walters choreographed such Broadway musicals as Sing Out

Who’s Who in the Wizarding World?: Julie Walters appeared in movies such as Educating Rita (1983) and Billy Elliot (2000). Katherine Parkinson appeared in movies including The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018) and TV series such as The IT Crowd (2006–13) and Here We Go (2025). Neville Longbottom:…

The Birth of a Nation: Plot, production, and themes: However, the movie’s overt racism outraged African Americans and civil rights advocates. Black people, particularly in the film’s second part dramatizing Reconstruction, are portrayed as the root…

Waltham, city, Middlesex county, eastern Massachusetts, U.S., on the Charles River, just west of Boston. Settled in the 1630s, it was part of Watertown until separately incorporated in 1738. Abundant waterpower attracted early gristmills and paper mills. In 1813 the first textile mill for

Waltham Forest, outer borough of London, England. It lies on the northeastern perimeter of the metropolis, adjoining the Green Belt, and is bounded on the north by Essex, on the east by Redbridge, and on the west by the River Lea and the Metropolitan Water Board’s chain of reservoirs. Waltham

history of the organization of work: Automation: …by an American firm, the Waltham Watch Company, in 1888; it fed parts to several lathes mounted on a single base. By the mid-20th century, transfer machines were widely employed in the automotive industry, appliance manufacturing, electrical-parts production, and many other metalworking industries.

Waltharius, a Latin heroic poem of the 9th or 10th century dealing with Germanic hero legend. Its author was once thought to be the Swiss monk Ekkehard I the Elder (d. 973), but research since 1941 has determined that the author was probably a Bavarian, one Geraldus, or Gerald, who was certainly

Waltheof was the earl of Northumbria and ancestor of the Scottish kings through the marriage of his daughter Matilda to King David I. Son of Siward, the Danish earl of Northumbria (1041–55), and Aelflaed, daughter of Aldred, earl of Northumbria, he received an earldom consisting of the shires of

Walther von der Vogelweide was the greatest German lyric poet of the Middle Ages, whose poetry emphasizes the virtues of a balanced life, in the social as in the personal sphere, and reflects his disapproval of those individuals, actions, and beliefs that disturbed this harmony. He was no respecter

Carl Ferdinand Wilhelm Walther was a Lutheran theologian whose conservative views played an important role in the early development of the Missouri Synod of American Lutheranism. Educated at the University of Leipzig, Walther was ordained in 1837. In 1839 he followed Martin Stephan and a group of

Johann Gottfried Walther was a German organist and composer who was one of the first musical lexicographers. Walther grew up in Erfurt, where as a child he studied the organ and took singing lessons. In 1702 he became an organist at Erfurt’s Thomaskirche. After studying briefly at the local

sedimentary facies: Johannes Walther, a German geologist, noted in 1894 that the vertical facies sequence in a sedimentary basin undergoing expansion and deepening so that the sea transgresses the land surface (or the reverse, a regression) is the same as the horizontal sequence. This has enabled geologists,…

Bill Walton was an American collegiate and professional basketball player who is considered one of the best all-around players in the sport’s history. After graduating from high school, Walton embarked on an outstanding collegiate career at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA),

polyglot Bible: …or Waltonian (1657), compiled by Brian Walton, with the aid of many contemporary scholars; the Waltonian was one of the first English books assembled under public subscription. Its six volumes contain a total of nine languages: Hebrew, Samaritan, Aramaic, Greek, Latin, Ethiopic, Syriac, Arabic, and Persian.

Billy Higgins: Herbie Hancock, and Cedar Walton.

Koko Taylor was an American blues singer who forged a musical career that spanned nearly half a century and earned her the nickname “Queen of the Blues.” Both of Taylor’s parents had died by the time she was 11 years old, and she and her five siblings picked cotton to survive. In the evenings they

Ernest Thomas Sinton Walton was an Irish physicist, corecipient, with Sir John Douglas Cockcroft of England, of the 1951 Nobel Prize for Physics for the development of the first nuclear particle accelerator, known as the Cockcroft-Walton generator. After studying at the Methodist College, Belfast,