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American International Group

(Encyclopedia) American International Group (AIG), American multinational insurance corporation whose potential bankruptcy in 2008 led to the largest federal bailout of a private company. AIG was…

FISH, Hamilton, Congress, NY (1888-1991)

FISH, Hamilton, (son of Hamilton Fish [1849-1936], grandson of Hamilton Fish [1808-1893], and father of Hamilton Fish, Jr. [1926-1996]), a Representative from New York; born in Garrison, Putnam…

People Who Died in 2007

See also 2006 Deaths 2005 Deaths 2004 Deaths 2003 Deaths 2002 Deaths 2001 Deaths 2000 Deaths 1999…

African Americans in the 112th Congress

A list of the African-Americans currently serving in the 112th Congress. There are 41 black members in the House of Representatives and none in the Senate. State House…

African Americans in the 114th Congress

A list of the African-Americans currently serving in the 114th Congress. There are 46 black members in the House of Representatives and 2 in the Senate. State House Senate…

Atlanta, Ga.

Mayor: Kasim Reed (to Jan. 2018)2010 census population (rank): 420,003 (40); Male: 208,968 (49.8%); Female: 211,035 (50.2%); White: 161,115 (38.4%); Black: 226,894 (54.0%); American Indian and…

Candidate Names in the 1998 Elections

Skip vs. Fancy Ray Noms de Guerre in the '98 Election by Borgna Brunner This article was posted on November 2, 1998.Teddy, Harry, Ike, Jimmy, and Bill knew the value of a folksy nickname in…

African Americans in the 111th Congress

A list of the African-Americans serving in the 111th Congress. There are 42 black members in the House of Representatives and one in the Senate. State House…

African Americans in the 113th Congress

A list of the African-Americans currently serving in the 113th Congress. There are 43 black members in the House of Representatives and one in the Senate. State House…

Record-Breaking Numbers

The first baseball team to wear numbers was the New York Yankees, in 1929. The numbers represented their batting order.4 Roger Bannister ran a 3:59:4-minute mile, the first under four minutes, in…