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Ellsberg, Daniel
(Encyclopedia) Ellsberg, Daniel, 1931–2023, American political activist, b. Chicago, grad. Columbia Univ. (B.S., 1952, Ph.D., 1959). After serving in…Taylor, Maxwell Davenport
(Encyclopedia) Taylor, Maxwell Davenport, 1901–87, U.S. general, b. Keytesville, Mo., grad. West Point, 1922. In World War II he served in Europe with the 82d Airborne Division and as commander of…July 2014 Current Events: U.S. News
World News | Business News | Disasters & Science News Here are the key events in United States news for the month of…Civil Engineer (M. Lun)
Michelle Lun Tell us about your work---what do you do? I work for a California engineering firm that consults on large construction projects…Electrical Engineer (P. Finlon)
Paul Finlon Tell us about your work---what do you do? I work in the Nuclear Medical Division of a large company that manufactures Nuclear Medical…Mladić, Ratko
(Encyclopedia) Mladić, RatkoMladić, Ratkorätˈkō mlädˈĭch [key], 1942–, Bosnian Serb military leader. Raised in Tito's Yugoslavia, he joined the army, rising through the officer corps to become a…Lin Biao
(Encyclopedia) Lin Biao or Lin PiaoLin Piaoboth: lĭn byou [key], 1908–71, Chinese Communist general and political leader. Lin was trained at Whampoa Academy, and during the Northern Expedition he…Funston, Frederick
(Encyclopedia) Funston, Frederick, 1865–1917, U.S. general, b. New Carlisle, Ohio. He was a newspaper reporter and a field agent (1888–95) of the Dept. of Agriculture, exploring Death Valley and the…Virgil Ivan Gus Grissom Biography
Virgil Ivan “Gus” Grissom astronautBorn: 4/3/1926Birthplace: Mitchell, Ind. Grissom was raised in Mitchell, Ind., the oldest of four children. Following high school, he served in the Army…Fort Polk
(Encyclopedia) Fort Polk, U.S. army post, 200,000 acres (80,937 hectares), SW La.; est. 1941 and named for the Rev. Leonidas Polk. It is a major army warm-weather training center.Trending
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