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Lindbergh Kidnapping

The crime that shocked the nation by David Johnson Related Links AviationSpirit of St. LouisFlightIncarceration/Capital PunishmentNew Jersey Called "the biggest story since the…

Are You Ready?

Tornado, flood, fire, terror, emergency: find the top ten ways to prepare for disaster. Then compare your readiness with the rest of America. On hand emergency items Use…

Economic Domino Theory

But the IMF Will Bail Us Out, Right? The expectation of a bailout by the International Monetary Fund has led investors to become increasingly blasé about the levels of risk they are taking in…

Annika Sorenstam

Born: Oct. 9, 1970Swedish golfer has won 7 women’s majors through 2004; 6- time Rolex Player of the Year (1995,97-98, 2001-03); shot an LPGA-record 59 in round 2 of the 2001 Standard Register Ping…

Donna Summer

(Donna Gaines)singerBorn: 12/31/1948Birthplace: Boston Grammy Award-winning singer who was disco's diva and, surviving the period, emerged as a 1980s pop star. Her recordings include Bad Girls (…

Stephen Girard

merchant, financier, philanthropistBorn: 5/20/1750Birthplace: Bordeaux, France He captained ships and settled in Philadelphia in 1776 to become a successful merchant and started his own bank.…

virtual currency

(Encyclopedia) virtual currency, a means of payment that is electronically created and stored, more specifically an unregulated electronic medium of exchange that operates like a currency but is…

Fitzgerald, F. Scott

(Encyclopedia) Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald), 1896–1940, American novelist and short-story writer, b. St. Paul, Minn. He is ranked among the great American writers of the 20th…