(Encyclopedia) Petraeus, David HowellPetraeus, David Howellpĕtrāˈəs [key], 1952–, American military officer and government official, b. Cornwall, N.Y., studied West Point (B.S., 1974), U.S. Army…
Who Was Who in the Irish Peace Process Key Players behind the Good Friday Agreement by Ann Marie Imbornoni Confused about the the Irish peace process? Click here to read the…
MITCHELL, Charles Le Moyne, a Representative from Connecticut; born in New Haven, Conn., August 6, 1844; was graduated from Cheshire Academy in 1863; traveled in Europe, Asia, and Africa;…
(Encyclopedia) Greely, Adolphus Washington, 1844–1935, American army officer and arctic explorer, b. Newburyport, Mass. Entering the Union army at 17, he emerged a brevet major of volunteers at the…
WU, David, a Representative from Oregon; born in Taiwan, April 8, 1955; B.S., Stanford University, Stanford, Calif., 1977; attended Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, Mass.; J.D., Yale…
astronautDied: March 15, 2008 (northern Virginia) Best Known as: astronaut who was aboard NASA's space shuttle Columbia G. David Low was an astronaut who began…
Twelve astronauts have walked on the moon, the last in 1972. Here are the names of those astronauts listed chronologically by the date of their walk. July 20, 1969—Apollo 11Neil Armstrong Edwin “…
The United States is home to roughly 40% of the world's billionaires. About 10% of America's richest citizens have committed to participate in the Giving Pledge and donate at least 50% of their…
