Born: Feb. 10, 1955Australian golfer 73 tournament wins worldwide including 18 PGA Tour victories; 2-time British Open winner (1986,93); lost Masters by a stroke in both 1986 (to Jack Nicklaus) and…
Find out when some of the most historical sites in the U.S. became national landmarks. by Jennie Wood The U.S. began the National Historic Landmark Program to recognize and preserve the…
(in millions of U.S. dollars) The following table lists the top ten richest Americans in 2007, according to Forbes 400. The table includes net worth in U.S. dollars, rank, name, and company…
The Question:
How did a penguin come to be the mascot for the Linux operating system?
The Answer:
The short answer is that Linus Torvalds, founder of Linux, likes penguins, and he said so when…
Each year the American Lung Association issues their "State of the Air" report. They track year-round and short-term particle pollution as well as the…
Senate Years of Service: 1911-1923Party: DemocratPOMERENE, Atlee, a Senator from Ohio; born in Berlin, Holmes County, Ohio, December 6, 1863; attended the common schools and Vermillion…
Senate Years of Service: 1919-1929Party: RepublicanEDGE, Walter Evans, a Senator from New Jersey; born in Philadelphia, Pa., November 20, 1873; moved with his parents to Pleasantville, N.J.,…
Senate Years of Service: 1930-1945Party: RepublicanDAVIS, James John, a Senator from Pennsylvania; born in Tredegar, South Wales, October 27, 1873; immigrated to the United States in 1881 with…
(Encyclopedia) President's Park, c.82 acres (33 hectares), Washington, D.C. A unit of the National Park system, it includes the White House, the official residence of the president of the United…
