The Question:
Where did the dollar sign originate?
The Answer:
Based on the study of old manuscripts, it appears to have originated with an abbreviation for "pesos." In revolutionary times-…
Senate Years of Service: 1827-1829; 1829-1833Party: Adams; Anti-JacksonianFOOTE, Samuel Augustus, a Representative and a Senator from Connecticut. (See FOOT, Samuel Augustus.) Source:…
actressBorn: 5/29/1958Birthplace: Topeka, Kansas The Oscar-nominated actress has appeared in numerous successful movies, including Valmont (1989), The American President (1994), Richard III (1995…
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WHITE, David, a Representative from Kentucky; born in 1785; completed preparatory studies; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in New Castle, Ky.; member of the State…
American revolutionary patriotBorn: c. 1723Birthplace: Boston Of mixed African and American Indian ancestry, Attucks was the slave of William Brown of Framingham, Mass. Attucks escaped around 1750…
CHASE, Samuel, a Representative from New York; born in Cooperstown, N.Y., birth date unknown; district attorney of Otsego County, 1821-1829; elected as an Adams candidate to the Twentieth…
CHASE, Samuel, a Representative from New York; born in Cooperstown, N.Y., birth date unknown; district attorney of Otsego County, 1821-1829; elected as an Adams candidate to the Twentieth…
Sojourner Truth See also Martin Luther King, Jr., Biography Martin Luther King, Jr., Timeline African-American Religious Leaders Civil Rights Leaders Civil Rights Movement…
The Question: Why are women's buttons on the opposite side from men's? The Answer: Nobody's certain, but the usual answer given is that men's clothing buttons…
