entrepreneur, founder of Amazon.comBorn: 1964Birthplace: New Mexico Who says you can't sell stuff over the Internet? Jeff Bezos believes you can, and created one of the best-known e-commerce sites…
Three Branches of Government Checks and Balances How a Bill Becomes a Law Filibuster Powers of the Government Powers Denied the Government Government Trivia “…
Source: The U.S. Secret Service Counterfeiting of money is one of the oldest crimes in history. It was a serious problem during the 19th century when banks issued their own currency. At the time of…
advertising executiveBorn: 7/26/1935Birthplace: Beaumont, Tex. Adept at combining her business acumen with a little Southern charm, Beers has paved the way for women to succeed in the extremely…
actressBorn: 12/2/1968 Birthplace: Queens, New York Though she made her television debut in 1991 as Courtney, the Peach Pit waitress on Beverly Hills 90210, it wasn't until 1998 that Liu's…
(Encyclopedia) Grey, Charles Grey, 2d Earl, 1764–1845, British statesman. Elected to Parliament in 1786, he was one of those appointed to manage the impeachment of Warren Hastings. From 1792 he was a…
(Encyclopedia) Gideon v. Wainwright, case decided in 1963 by the U.S. Supreme Court. Clarence Earl Gideon was convicted of a felony in a Florida court. He had defended himself after being denied a…
(Encyclopedia) Chamberlain, Wilt (Wilton Norman Chamberlain), 1936–99, American basketball player, b. Philadelphia. At the Univ. of Kansas he was a two-time All-American center. During 14 seasons in…
(Encyclopedia) Pincay, Laffit Alejandro, Jr.Pincay, Laffit Alejandro, Jr.läfˈēt älākhänˈdrō pēnˈkī, pĭnˈ– [key], 1946–, Panamanian jockey, b. Panama City. He began racing in Panama and came to the…
(Encyclopedia) WAC (Women's Army Corps), U.S. army organization created (1942) during World War II to enlist women as auxiliaries for noncombatant duty in the U.S. army. Before 1943 it was known as…
