U.S. News | World News
Here are the key events in business and science news for the month of June 2009.
General Motors Files for Bankruptcy, Plans to Close 14 Plants (June 1): General Motors…
Here is a table of staffed space flights including the names of astronauts, duration of the flights, and launch dates.
Designation
and country
Date
Astronauts
Flight time…
Secretary of State E. R. Stettinius, Jr. (Cont.)James F. Byrnes, 1945George C. Marshall, 1947Dean Acheson, 1949Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Jr. (Cont.)Frederick M. Vinson,…
Secretary of State William P. Rogers, 1969Henry A. Kissinger, 1973Secretary of the Treasury David M. Kennedy, 1969John B. Connally, 1971George P. Shultz, 1972William E. Simon, 1974Secretary…
Day 162 Day 164 Clark, July 28, 1804 July the 28th, Satturday 1804 Set out this morning early, the wind from the N W. by N. a Dark Smokey morning Some rain passed at 1 me. a Bluff on the S…
Day 8 Day 10 Ordway, May 17, 1804 Orders St. Charles Thursdy the 17th of May 1804- a Sergeant and four men of the Party destined for the Missourri Expidition will convene at 11 oClock to…
(Encyclopedia) Lawes, Lewis Edward, 1883–1947, American penologist, b. Elmira, N.Y. As warden (1920–41) of Sing Sing Prison, a New York state prison located at Ossining, N.Y., he carried out many…
(Encyclopedia) Jerome, Jerome Klapka, 1859–1927, English humorist and playwright. His Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow (1886) and Three Men in a Boat (1889) gave him his reputation for genial humor.…
(Encyclopedia) ministry, in religion, term used to designate the clergy of Protestant churches, particularly those who repudiate the claims of apostolic succession. The ceremony by which the…
Trending
Here are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about.
World's Most Corrupt Leaders & Politicians
Western Christian Holidays, 2010-2030
The Best Movie Quotes of All Time!
Top 10 Biggest Waterfalls in the World (Tallest, Widest, & Most Volume!)
