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The History of the ATM

The Question: Can you tell me who invented the ATM and when? The Answer: Don Wetzel is credited with inventing the Automated Teller Machine in the late 1960's, while working for a company in…

History of Fingerprints

The Question: Where is the origin of fingerprinting? The Answer: There is evidence that links man's first discovery of fingerprints back to…

commune, in medieval history

(Encyclopedia) communecommunekômˈy&oomacr;n [key], in medieval history, collective institution that developed in continental Europe after the fall of the Roman Empire. Because of the importance…

Narcissus, in Roman history

(Encyclopedia) Narcissus, d. a.d. 54, secretary of the Roman Emperor Claudius I. A freedman with great influence, he revealed to Claudius the intrigue of Messalina and expedited her death (a.d. 48).…

Whitewater, in U.S. history

(Encyclopedia) Whitewater, popular name for a failed 1970s Arkansas real estate venture by the Whitewater Development Corp., in which Gov. (later President) Bill Clinton and his wife, Hillary Rodham…

Regulus, in Roman history

(Encyclopedia) Regulus (Marcus Atilius Regulus)Regulusrĕgˈy&oobreve;ləs [key], d. c.250 b.c., Roman general in the First Punic War. While consul (267 b.c.) he conquered the Sallentini and…