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Women in the 111th Congress

This table provides the name and state of the women currently serving in the 111th Congress (which began in 2009). There are 77 women in the House of Representatives and 17 women in the Senate…

Capital Punishment in the U.S.

Deadly QuestionsStudy raises questions about capital punishment in the U.S. by David Johnson This article was posted on June 22, 2000.THE DEBATE on the death penalty has intensified with…

Michael Jordan

  Born: Feb. 17, 1963Basketball G   College Player of Year with North Carolina in 1984; NBA Rookie of the Year (1985); led NBA in scoring 7 years in a row (1987-93) and also 1996-98; 10- time All…

Ah Bing

horticulturist, namesake of the Bing cherryBorn: ?Birthplace: China A Manchurian Chinese, Bing immigrated to the United States and went to work in the orchards owned by the Lewelling family in…

2000 Olympics: Event Results - E

/**/ MEDAL STANDINGS // Choose a sport: Archery Badminton Baseball Basketball Beach Volleyball Boxing Canoe/Kayak Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Field Hockey Gymnastics…

Master P

(Percy Miller)rap musician, filmmaker, record label executiveBorn: 4/29/1970Birthplace: New Orleans Master P used a $10,000 inheritance to open a record store in 1989, which he later transformed…

Martin Sheen

(Ramon Estevez)actorBorn: 8/3/1940Birthplace: Dayton, Ohio One of ten children of a poor Spanish immigrant father and Irish mother, Sheen got his start on Broadway, where he won a Tony Award for…

DK Science: Periodic Table

GALLIUMBIOGRAPHY: DIMITRI MENDELEYEV Russian, 1834-1907GROUPSPERIODSFIND OUT MOREAt first glance, the periodic table looks very complex. In fact it is a large grid of every element that exists.…

Women in the 112th Congress

This table provides the name and state of the women serving in the 112th Congress, which began in 2011. There are 80 women in the House of Representatives and 17 women in the Senate. State…

Women in the 113th Congress

This table provides the name and state of the women serving in the 113th Congress, which began in 2013. There are 81 women in the House of Representatives and 20 women in the Senate. State…