HILL, Robert Potter, a Representative from Illinois and from Oklahoma; born near Ewing, Franklin County, Ill., April 18, 1874; attended the public schools and Ewing College in 1889; taught…
Born: Sept. 2, 1941Basketball coached centers Patrick Ewing, Alonzo Mourning and Dikembe Mutombo at Georgetown; reached NCAA tourney final 3 out of 4 years with Ewing, winning title in 1984; also…
(Encyclopedia) Sherman, William Tecumseh, 1820–91, Union general in the American Civil War, b. Lancaster, Ohio. Sherman is said by many to be the greatest of the Civil War generals.
Sherman was…
First Place: $100,000 scholarship, Mary Masterman, 17, Oklahoma City, for developing an accurate spectrograph that identifies the specific characteristics-or "…
NBC NBC has also been experiencing its share of viewer dropoff, and the post-Seinfeld era is not shaping up to be a pretty one. Will & Grace, the sole semi-hit of the season, is smart,…
Head coach Chuck Daly's “Best Ever” 12-man NBA All-Star squad that headlined the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and easily won the basketball gold medal; co-captained by Larry Bird and Magic…
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…
