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Top Web Brands (U.S. Home & Work), 2009

Find out which network web brands ranked in the top ten for 2009. RankBrandAvg Monthly Unique Audience (000) 1.Google147,301 2.Yahoo!134,179 3.MSN/Windows/Bing112,389 4.YouTube100,211 5.…

Charles Hillyer BRAND, Congress, GA (1861-1933)

BRAND Charles Hillyer , a Representative from Georgia; born in Loganville, Walton County, Ga., April 20, 1861; attended the common schools; graduated from the University of Georgia, Athens, Ga…

Henderson, Leon

(Encyclopedia) Henderson, Leon, 1895–1986, American economist, administrator of the Office of Price Administration (1941–42), b. Millville, N.J. An official of the Russell Sage Foundation (1925–34),…

Thomas Jefferson Memorial

(Encyclopedia) Thomas Jefferson Memorial, monument, 18 acres (7 hectares), in East Potomac Park, on the Tidal Basin, Washington, D.C.; authorized by Congress 1934, built 1938–43, dedicated 1943. The…

Cardin, Pierre

(Encyclopedia) Cardin, PierreCardin, Pierrepyĕr kärdăNˈ [key], 1922–2020, French fashion designer, b. Italy. He spent most of his early years working in Paris for such firms as Schiaparelli and Dior…

Boerhaave, Hermann

(Encyclopedia) Boerhaave, HermannBoerhaave, Hermannhĕrˈmän b&oomacr;rˈhävə [key], 1668–1738, Dutch physician and humanist. One of the most influential clinicians and teachers of the 18th cent.,…

Auerbach, Red

(Encyclopedia) Auerbach, Red (Arnold Jacob Auerbach)Auerbach, Redouˈərbăkˌ, –bäkˌ [key], 1917–2006, American basketball coach and executive, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. As coach of the Boston Celtics (1950–66…

Russell Cave National Monument

(Encyclopedia) Russell Cave National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table).

Temple University

(Encyclopedia) Temple University, mainly in Philadelphia; coeducational; founded 1884 by Russell H. Conwell, chartered 1888 as a college, became a university 1907. In 1965 the university became a…

Haggard, Merle Ronald

(Encyclopedia) Haggard, Merle Ronald, 1937–2016, popular and influential American country singer-songwriter, b. Oildale, Calif. The outlaw poet of country music, he grew up in poverty and turned to…