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George TUCKER, Congress, VA (1775-1861)

TUCKER, George, (cousin of Henry St. George Tucker), a Representative from Virginia; born in St. Georges, Bermuda, on August 20, 1775; immigrated to Virginia about 1790; was graduated from the…

Nicholas LONGWORTH, Congress, OH (1869-1931)

LONGWORTH, Nicholas, (nephew of Bellamy Storer), a Representative from Ohio; born in Cincinnati, Ohio, November 5, 1869; attended the Franklin School in Cincinnati, and was graduated from…

Top Ten Most Played Songs, 2008

The following table lists the title and artist of the top ten most played songs in the United States during 2008. Rank Title, Artist…

Roundup of Recent Science Discoveries, 1998

Prehistoric Eggs The earliest fossil animal embryos, dating from the Precambrian era, were found by American, Taiwanese, and Chinese scientists in phosphate deposits in China's Guizhou province.…

Roundup of Recent Science Discoveries, 1999

Ancestor of Mammals Discovered The fossil skull of a 260-million-year-old sheep-sized animal was found near Williston on the Northern Cape, South Africa. It is the most primitive member yet…

Roundup of Recent Science Discoveries, 2003

—Borgna BrunnerVital Stats of the Universe In one of the most important cosmological discoveries in years, NASA scientists have captured the most precise image of the universe, shedding light on…

Black Boxers

  Notable African-American Boxers     Browse more African-American biographies by category: A-Z List Government Officials Civil Rights…

DK Science: Medical Technology

HI-TECH IMAGING SURGERY ARTIFICIAL DEVICES FIND OUT MORE Technology plays an increasingly important role in modern medicine. Today, HI-TECH IMAGING allows doctors to view internal body…