New York, N.Y.Designed in 1903 by Daniel Burnham photo by Carol M. Highsmith The American Institute of Architects and Harris Interactive selected Flatiron Building as one of…
Washington, D.C.Designed in 1903 by Daniel Burnham photo by Carol M. Highsmith The American Institute of Architects and Harris Interactive selected Union Station in Washington, D.C.…
Philadelphia, Pa.Designed in 1909 by Daniel Burnham by Carol M. Highsmith The American Institute of Architects and Harris Interactive selected Wanamakers Department Store as one of…
financial speculatorBorn: 4/1/1834Birthplace: Bennington, Vt. Known as the “Barnum of Wall Street” in part for his childhood job in a circus, but more for his flamboyant approach to business, he…
actressBorn: 3/9/1964Birthplace: Paris, France Though known to American audiences first for her Academy Award winning performance as supporting actress in The English Patient (1996), the French…
(Encyclopedia) Kirkwood gaps, regions in the asteroid belt within which few asteroids are found. Astronomer Daniel Kirkwood first observed (1886) that few asteroids had an orbital period close to 1…
(Encyclopedia) Heckman, James Joseph, 1944– American economist, b. Chicago, Ill., Ph.D. Princeton, 1971. He has taught at the Univ. of Chicago since 1973. Heckman shared the Nobel Memorial Prize in…
(Encyclopedia) Hardin, John, 1753–92, Native American fighter, b. Fauquier co., Va. He served in Lord Dunmore's War (1774) and was a noted member of Daniel Morgan's riflemen during the Revolution.…
(Encyclopedia) Sheppard, Jack, 1702–24, English criminal. Raised in a workhouse, he ran away with Bess Lyon, known as Edgeworth Bess, who, with another girl known as Poll Maggott, incited him to a…
