Universally and instantly recognizable, the President of the United States – the heads of state and government of the world’s largest superpower, the commander–in-chief of the US Armed Forces, the omnipotent and oft-termed “Leader of the Free World” – requires no long-winded or flowery introduction. What does require clarification, however, are the notions of “smartness” and “dumbness”.
Paul of TarsusSaul of Tarsus, a.k.a. Paul the Apostle, Paul of Tarsus [?-65 c.e.] was a Hellenistic Jew and student of Gamaliel the Elder who served as enforcer for the Pharisaic Sanhedrin against the apostate Christian sect following the crucifixion of Jesus. Around 33 c.e. he experienced a dramatic...
Bruce "The Boss" Frederick Joseph Springsteen is an American singer and songwriter born on September 23, 1949 in Long Branch, New Jersey. Springsteen was born to Douglas Frederick Springsteen, a bus driver of Irish and Dutch ancestry, and Adele Ann Serilli, a legal secretary of Italian descent....
Here's our list of the top schools for undergraduate business majors looking to pursue a degree in business. These schools are ranked for 2009 according to the overall quality of education and prestige of the program. We found the best business schools to be the ones that best prepared their...
James Monroe was the fifth President of the United States and considered the last Founding Father of America from the Virginia Dynasty and Republican generation. Monroe was born on April 28, 1758 in Westmoreland County, Virginia, to Spence Monroe, a planter and carpenter, and Elizabeth Jones, an...
Thomas Jefferson was the third President of the United States and one of the most influential Founding Fathers of America. Jefferson was born to an affluent family in 1743 in Albemarle County, Virginia and was educated at local schools led by ministers and pastors as a child. At the age of nine,...
ECPI College of Technology is a commuter college that specializes in programs and trainings in Technology, Business, Health Sciences and Culinary. Since 1966, ECPI has been dispensing coursework with real-world application. It has several campus-based classes in Virginia, North Carolina and South...
The Dave Matthews Band formed in 1991 by South African vocalist and guitarist Dave Matthews. Matthews selected performers from Virginia to join him in the jam, with band mates Stefan Lessard as a bassist, Leroi Moore as saxophonist, Boyd Tinsley as a violinist, Carter Beauford as drummer, and...
George Washington, born in Westmoreland County in what is now Virginia on February 22, 1732, was the first President of the United States. Washington is unanimously esteemed as one of the greatest American leaders of all time.
Eagles' Michael Vicks has more legal problems. A shooting of Quanis Phillips, co-defendant in the 2007 dog fighting case against Vick, occurred at 2:00 a.m. on June 25, 2010. Authorities and the Philedelphia Eagles are investigating the incident outside of the Guadalajara nightclub in...
