A Face Only a Mother Could LoveClassical MythologyThe Model Hero: PerseusA Face Only a Mother Could LoveHomeward BoundA Family Reunion Medusa was one of three monstrous sisters called the Gorgons.…
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…
(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…
(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…
(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…
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…
(Encyclopedia) Fink, Mike, 1770?–1823?, American border hero, whose exploits have been so elaborated in legend that the actual facts of his life are difficult to discover. He was born probably at the…
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…
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…
