(in millions of U.S. dollars) The following table lists the top ten richest Americans in 2007, according to Forbes 400. The table includes net worth in U.S. dollars, rank, name, and company…
(in millions of U.S. dollars) The following table lists the top ten richest Americans in 2008, according to Forbes 400. The table includes net worth in U.S. dollars, name, rank, and company…
Climate World and U.S. Climate Extremes Highest Temperatures by State Lowest Temperatures by State Maximum and Minimum Temperature Extremes Worst Weather of the Twentieth Century Weather…
(Encyclopedia) Miami Beach, city (1990 pop. 92,639), Dade co., SE Fla., on an island between Biscayne Bay and the Atlantic Ocean; inc. 1915. It is connected to Miami by four causeways. Miami Beach is…
(Encyclopedia) Lagarde, Christine (Christine Madeleine Odette Lallouette Lagarde)Lagarde, Christinekrĭstēnˈ lägärdˈ [key], 1956–, French lawyer and government official, the first woman to head the…
(Encyclopedia) swift, common name for small, swallowlike birds related to the hummingbird and found all over the world, chiefly in the tropics. They range in size from 6 to 12 in. (15–30 cm) in…
actor, directorBorn: 5/31/1930Birthplace: San Francisco Academy Award-winning director and actor known for portrayal of anti-heroes, especially in Westerns. His films include The Good the Bad and…
entrepreneurBorn: 1930Birthplace: Chiangsu Province, China Tang moved to the United States in 1950 and attended Widener University and the Illinois Institute of Technology. In 1960 he helped found…
financier and fugitiveDied: November 23, 2007Best Known as: American financier who allegedly stole $200 million dollars from investors Deathplace: Cuba…
Enclose material that is not essential to a sentence and that if not included would not alter its meaning: After a few minutes (some say less) the blaze was extinguished.Often enclose letters or…
