(Encyclopedia) Benton, Thomas Hart, 1782–1858, U.S. Senator (1821–51), b. Hillsboro, N.C.
Benton moved to Tennessee in 1809, was admitted to the bar in 1811, and served (1809–11) in the state senate…
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President of Afghanistan Born: 1957Birthplace: Kandahar, Afghanistan Karzai was elected president in Afghanistan's first popular elections on Oct. 9. He had been leading an interim Afghan…
What is this job like? Actuaries deal with risk. They decide how likely things such as death, sickness, injury, disability, and loss of property are to occur, as well as the costs of these things…
