(Elisabeth Claiborne Ortenberg)fashion designer, business executiveBorn: 1929Birthplace: Brussels, Belgium Raised in New Orleans, she studied art in Europe rather than finish high school. She…
actressBorn: 7/14/1910Birthplace: Santa Monica, California 1930s screen actress who left Hollywood in the 1940s to pursue a career as a stage actress and painter, and returned to TV and film work…
(Encyclopedia) free silver, in U.S. history, term designating the political movement for the unlimited coinage of silver.
In 1896 free silver became the major issue of a presidential campaign when…
Source: The U.S. Treasury Department, Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Web: www.bep.treas.gov .1690: Colonial NotesIn the early days of this nation, before and just after the American Revolution,…
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…
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…
financier and fugitiveDied: November 23, 2007Best Known as: American financier who allegedly stole $200 million dollars from investors Deathplace: Cuba…
A rounded number has about the same value as the number you start with, but it is less exact. For example, 341 rounded to the nearest hundred is 300. That is because 341 is closer in value to 300…
American Indian Heritage Month is observed every November in the United States. Learn about famous firsts by American Indians, read about the origins of American Indian Heritage Month, and…
