Harvard University is a private university that was established in 1636 by a vote of the Great and General Court of Massachusetts Bay Colony. Named after its very first benefactor John Harvard of Charlestown, Harvard University is a member of the Ivy League – an athletic conference made up of 8...
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and present President of the United States. Born on August 4, 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Ann Dunham and Barack Obama, Sr., Obama spent his childhood in Witchita, Kansas. Obama's parents separated when he was a toddler at the age of two, and later divorced....
The Beatles are one of the most commercially successful and acclaimed bands in the history of rock music. The band was formed in 1960 in Liverpool, England by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Stuart Sutcliffe, and Pete Best. In 1962, Sutcliffe and Best left the group and were replaced by George...
Natalee Holloway's remains may have possibly been discovered. A Pennsylvania couple in their 70's were snorkeling off the coast of Aruban in October 2009 when they discovered skeletal remains. John and Pattie Muldowney were snapping underwater photos of the abundant marine life and fish in the...
Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States and the eponym of the Jacksonian Democracy. Jackson was born on March 15, 1767 in Waxhaw, North Carolina, or Lancaster, South Carolina, as the border between the states had not been resolved at the time of his birth. Jackson was born...
Martin Luther King Speech - Beyond Vietnam Martin Luther King Speech Beyond VietnamNew York, N.Y.4 April 1967 Mr. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen, I need not pause to say how very delighted I am to be here tonight, and how very delighted I am to see you expressing your concern about the issues...
Chelsea King's body may have been found in San Diego County in a shallow grave near a lake. The seventeen year old high school senior went out jogging last Thursday and never made it home to her northern San Diego county residence. Brent and Kelly King, Chelsea's parents, made national news...
The Electro Lube Refiner has been purchased by BP from actor/environmentalist Kevin Costner's design. BP has teamed with Kevin Costner to develop the electro lube refiner using a centrifuge unit to separate oil from water. Costner and his chief partner John Houghtaling, have donated...
Dogs are unique among non-human animals in that there is a long and storied history of dogs performing heroic, self-sacrificial acts for their human comrades. Below, we've put together a list of the eight most heroic dogs of all time. 8) Guinefort, the Saint of Infants A select few people have...
Bright Automotive is an Indiana based automobile company that is leading the pack in a new generation of automobile manufacturers. While the country deals with the failure of the big Detroit automakers like GM and Chrysler and their inability to adapt, it's small startup companies like Bright...
