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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…

Cripple Creek

(Encyclopedia) Cripple Creek, village (2020 pop. 1,155), alt. 9,375 ft (2,858 m), seat of Teller co., central Colo.; inc. 1892. Primarily a summer…

The Iditarod

The Iditarod Alaska's marathon sled-dog race by Erin Teare The first Saturday in March marks the beginning of the Iditarod, a one thousand mile sled dog race across Alaska's harsh…

Abraham Henry SCHENCK, Congress, NY (1775-1831)

SCHENCK, Abraham Henry, (uncle of Isaac Teller), a Representative from New York; born in Matteawan, Dutchess County, N.Y., January 22, 1775; received a thorough English education; became…

Classical Mythology: Exile and Triumphant Return

Exile and Triumphant ReturnClassical MythologyEven the Wisest Cannot See: Oedipus the KingExile and Triumphant ReturnHail the Conquering HeroA Tainted Legacy: The Curse of Oedipus The only son of…

Lynchburg

(Encyclopedia) Lynchburg, independent city (1990 pop. 66,049), in but administratively not a part of Campbell co., central Va., on the James River; settled 1757, inc. as a city 1852. It is a trade…

Daniel David BOREN, Congress, OK (1973)

BOREN, Daniel David, (grandson of Lyle Boren and son of David Boren), a Representative from Oklahoma; born in Shawnee, Pottawatomie County, Okla., August 2, 1973; United States Capitol Page…

odometer

(Encyclopedia) odometerodometerōdŏmˈĭtər [key], instrument provided in an automotive vehicle to indicate the total number of miles that have been traveled. The odometer generally shares a housing…

Alden, John

(Encyclopedia) Alden, John, c.1599–1687, Puritan settler in Plymouth Colony. He came to America on the Mayflower and was prominent as assistant to the governor of the colony. He moved (c.1627) to…