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Stinnes, Hugo

(Encyclopedia) Stinnes, HugoStinnes, Hugoh&oomacr;ˈgō shtĭnˈəs [key], 1870–1924, German industrialist. The son of a Westphalian mine owner, he founded his own company in 1892 and rapidly expanded…

Sherman Silver Purchase Act

(Encyclopedia) Sherman Silver Purchase Act, 1890, passed by the U.S. Congress to supplant the Bland-Allison Act of 1878. It not only required the U.S. government to purchase nearly twice as much…

Rod Laver

Born: Aug. 9, 1938Australian tennis player only player to win Grand Slam twice (1962,69); Wimbledon champion 4 times; 1st to earn $1 million in prize money, won 11 Grand Slam singles titles.

Wendy Macpherson

Born: Jan. 28, 1968Bowling voted Bowler of the Decade for the 1990s; Major titles include the 1986 BPAA U.S. Open, 1988 and 2000 WIBC Queens and 1999 Sam's Town Invitational; annual PWBA money…

Vijay Singh

Born: Feb. 22, 1963Fijian golfer dethroned Tiger Woods as world’s top-ranked player in 2004; has 23 career PGA Tour wins including 1998 PGA championship and 2000 Masters; 2003-04 PGA Tour money…

Walter Ray Williams Jr.

Born: Oct. 6, 1959Bowling and Horseshoes 5-time PBA Bowler of Year (1986,93,96,97,98); all-time leading money winner on the PBA Tour entering 2002-03 season; won 6 World Horseshoe Pitching titles.

Box Office Hits

The Question: What is the list of movies that have made the most money at the box office? The Answer: You've come to the right place. Click here for the list. -The Fact Monster

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If you had a time-machine, what time and place would you visit? by Aliza Sally's Adventure Dear Diary, The strangest thing happened today. I was sick in bed and suddenly the…