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Theories of the Universe: The Important Part

The Important Part Theories of the Universe It's All Held Together with Strings A Brief History of String Theory The Important Part The Second Requirement, Extra Dimensions How Many…

Timeline Archive

// Jump to a category: WorldDisastersHistoryBiographySportsEntertainmentSociety & CultureHealth & Science Year by Year: 1900–2014or enter a year:   World History World…

1993 Grammy Awards

Whitney HoustonArchive PhotosRecord of the Year“I Will Always Love You,” Whitney HoustonAlbum of the YearThe Bodyguard—Original Soundtrack Album, Whitney Houston (Arista)Song of the Year“A Whole…

Biographies of the Presidents

  Read bios on all of the U.S. presidents from George Washington to Ulysses S. Grant to Barack Obama. George Washington John Adams Thomas Jefferson James Madison James Monroe…

Katherine Harris

Florida's secretary of state and co-chairwoman of George W. Bush's presidential campaign in FloridaBorn: April 5, 1957Birthplace: Key West, Fla. Katherine Harris undoubtedly played a pivotal role…

The War of 1812

1812-15U.S. troops engaged: 286,730American battle deaths: 2,260The U.S. declared war on Great Britain during its war with France.America passed a series of laws that closed its ports to British…

Vicente Martinez Ybor

cigar industry entrepreneur Born: 1818 Birthplace: Valencia, Spain Ybor grew up in Spain and at age 14…

Schuyler MERRITT, Congress, CT (1853-1953)

MERRITT, Schuyler, a Representative from Connecticut; born in New York City, December 16, 1853; moved with his parents to Stamford, Conn., in 1855; prepared for college at private schools in…

James Joseph DELANEY, Congress, NY (1901-1987)

DELANEY, James Joseph, a Representative from New York; born in New York City March 19, 1901; attended the public schools in Long Island City, N.Y.; was graduated from the law department of St…

Berkeley Lloyd BUNKER, Congress, NV (1906-1999)

Senate Years of Service: 1940-1942Party: DemocratBUNKER, Berkeley Lloyd, a Senator and a Representative from Nevada; born in what was then St. Thomas, Clark County, Nev., August 12, 1906;…