The Question: Can you give me information about the only woman ever to be awarded a Congressional Medal of Honor? The Answer: The only woman to receive a Medal…
Born: Sept. 20, 1909Educator and first president of Education Facilities Laboratories in New York in 1964 hired Monsanto Co. to produce a synthetic turf that kids could play on in city schoolyards…
Born: Aug. 6, 1932Surgeon revolutionized sports medicine by popularizing the use of arthroscopic surgery to treat injuries; learned technique from Japanese physician that allowed athletes to return…
(Joyce Bauer)psychologist, television personalityBorn: 9/20/1928Birthplace: New York City Brothers first gained national attention as a quiz show celebrity in the 1950s, winning both the $64,000…
Al-Qaeda's theological leaderBorn: 6/9/1951Birthplace: Cairo, Egypt Born into an affluent family, al-Zawahiri became active in militant Islam at an early age. At 15 he was arrested for membership…
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(Encyclopedia) Lofting, Hugh, 1886–1947, American writer of juvenile stories, b. Maidenhead, England. He settled in the United States in 1912. His famous “Dr. Dolittle” stories, which concern an…
(Encyclopedia) Fell, John, 1625–86, English clergyman. He was dean of Christ Church, Oxford, and bishop of Oxford. While at Oxford, he initiated an extensive building program and promoted the…
(Encyclopedia) Woods, Leonard, 1774–1854, American Congregational theologian, b. Princeton, Mass. He was prominent in upholding orthodox Calvinistic views in the controversy over Unitarianism as…
(Encyclopedia) Barnardo, Thomas JohnBarnardo, Thomas Johnbərnärˈdō [key], 1845–1905, British social reformer. Pioneering in the care of destitute children, he founded (1867) in London the East End…
