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Facts About Senators

Oldest, youngest, first female, and other famous firsts by Ann-Marie Imbornoni The first woman to serve as a senator was Rebecca Felton, D-Ga., who was appointed to the post in…

2002 Senior PGA Tour Results

2002 Last Rd Tournament Winner Earnings Runner-Up Jan. 21 MasterCard Championship Tom Kite (199)# $258,000 J. Jacobs (105) Jan. 27@ Senior Skins Game Hale Irwin (…

U.S. Constitution Primer

Balancing the rights of the federal government, the states, and individuals by Shmuel Ross U.S. Constitution Quizzes The Legislative Branch (Article I) The Excutive and Judicial Branches…

Brewer's: Morse Alphabet

(The). An alphabet used in telegraphic messages, invented by Professor Samuel F. B. Morse, of Massachusetts. The right-hand deflection of the electric needle corresponds to a dash, and the…

Confederate cruisers

(Encyclopedia) Confederate cruisers, in U.S. history, warships constituting the South's seagoing navy. At the outbreak of the Civil War the United States ranked next to Great Britain in merchant…

De Leon, Daniel

(Encyclopedia) De Leon, DanielDe Leon, Danieldē lēˈŏn [key], 1852–1914, American socialist leader. Born on the island of Curaçao of Spanish-American parents, he was educated in Germany and the…

Las Vegas

(Encyclopedia) Las VegasLas Vegasläs vāˈgəs [key], city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban…

Morristown

(Encyclopedia) Morristown. 1 Town (1990 pop. 16,189), seat of Morris co., N N.J., on the Whippany River; settled c.1710, inc. 1865. Although chiefly residential, it has diverse manufactures,…

speculation

(Encyclopedia) speculation, practice of engaging in business in order to make quick profits from fluctuations in prices, as opposed to the practice of investing in a productive enterprise in order to…