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Tool

metal band Original members Adam Jones, Maynard James Keenan, Danny Carey, and Paul D'Amour met in Los Angeles and formed Tool in 1990. Their albums include Opiate (1992), Undertow (1993), and…

January 2009 Current Events: World News

U.S. News | Business/Science News Here are the key events in world news for the month of January, 2009. Mills Elected Ghana's President in Runoff (Jan. 2): In a very tight…

Hoaxes - Corporate

Corporate Shenanigans by Shmuel Ross Yo Quiero Liberty On April 1, 1996, readers of newspapers including the New York Times were met with a full-page advertisement announcing…

Inauguration Facts

Inaugural Trivia Firsts and facts about presidential inaugurations by Christine Frantz and Beth Rowen   NOTABLE INAUGURAL EVENTS George Washington's was the shortest…

Presidents' Day

 Presidential Trivia Eight of the first nine American presidents —Washington, John Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Jackson, and Harrison— were born British subjects. Van…

Jesse Burgess THOMAS, Congress, IN (1777-1853)

Senate Years of Service: 1818-1829Party: Democratic Republican; Crawford Republican; AdamsTHOMAS, Jesse Burgess, a Delegate from Indiana Territory and a Senator from Illinois; born in…

John HOLMES, Congress, MA (1773-1843)

Senate Years of Service: 1820-1827; 1829-1833Party: Democratic Republican; Adams RepublicanHOLMES, John, a Representative from Massachusetts and a Senator from Maine; born in Kingston, Mass.,…

Matchbox 20

rock band Matchbox 20's debut, Yourself or Someone Like You (1996) was a bit late to the grunge-rock party defined by early-90's acts like Nirvana, Soundgarden, and Pearl Jam. Yet the band's…