(Encyclopedia) Siqueiros, David AlfaroSiqueiros, David Alfarodävēᵺˈ älfäˈrō sēkāˈrōs [key], 1896–1974, Mexican painter, b. Chihuahua. Siqueiros was among Mexico's most original and eminent painters.…
(Encyclopedia) Stern, David Joel, 1942–2020, American basketball executive, b. New York City. A lawyer, he worked (1966–78) as outside counsel to the National Basketball Association (NBA) before he…
(Encyclopedia) Petraeus, David HowellPetraeus, David Howellpĕtrāˈəs [key], 1952–, American military officer and government official, b. Cornwall, N.Y., studied West Point (B.S., 1974), U.S. Army…
astronautDied: March 15, 2008 (northern Virginia) Best Known as: astronaut who was aboard NASA's space shuttle Columbia G. David Low was an astronaut who began…
WU, David, a Representative from Oregon; born in Taiwan, April 8, 1955; B.S., Stanford University, Stanford, Calif., 1977; attended Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, Mass.; J.D., Yale…
(Encyclopedia) Greely, Adolphus Washington, 1844–1935, American army officer and arctic explorer, b. Newburyport, Mass. Entering the Union army at 17, he emerged a brevet major of volunteers at the…
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Twelve astronauts have walked on the moon, the last in 1972. Here are the names of those astronauts listed chronologically by the date of their walk. July 20, 1969—Apollo 11Neil Armstrong Edwin “…
The United States is home to roughly 40% of the world's billionaires. About 10% of America's richest citizens have committed to participate in the Giving Pledge and donate at least 50% of their…
