Jimmy Carter, whose full name is James Earl Carter, was the 39th president of the United States of America. Carter, who was born on October 1, 1924, run under the Democratic platform of racial equality and ecology. In 1946, he graduated from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland....
Tennessee is a state with a very rich history and vast resources. Not only is Tennessee home to mountain ranges, lakes and plateaus put it is also often credited as the birthplace of country music and several well known historical figures. Below we've listed ten interesting facts about the state of Tennessee.
By the time Barack Obama came on stage to the taping of the “Late Show” on Monday, host David Letterman had offered up 10 reasons why in the world the president had agreed to do it. Among Letterman’s theories: Obama said yes without thinking about it, or as Letterman put it, “Like Bush did with...
Senator Edward Kennedy will be buried Saturday at Arlington National Cemetery after a private funeral Mass scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. at Boston's Our Lady of Perpetual Help Basilica in Boston's Mission Hill section. After the Mass ends at about 12:30 p.m., Kennedy's coffin will be flown to...
Several presidents of the United States occupied prior positions in government. Many of them were actually governors, or heads of a state. This may indicate a sense of trust that people place in that office; if a person has proven that he has been able to lead a state, then this could be a sign...
