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Aaron
Aaron was the first priest of Israel, according to the biblical book Leviticus. His story begins in Exodus, with Aaron as spokesperson for and assistant to his younger brother, Moses. Together they…Neil Mallon Bush
Neil Mallon Bush is the third son of George and Barbara Bush and the younger brother of former president George W. Bush. Neil Bush attended Tulane University, where he got a bachelor’s degree in…Matthew Calbraith Perry
Matthew Calbraith Perry is remembered as the man who opened Japan to American trade and influence in the 19th century. The younger brother of Oliver Hazard Perry, Matthew Perry received his first…Adlai Stevenson
Name at birth: Adlai Ewing Stevenson IIAdlai Stevenson was the Democratic candidate for president in 1952 and 1956, losing decisively to former general and World War II hero Dwight Eisenhower both…The Diet Coke and Mentos Video Guys
Stephen Voltz and Fritz Grobe are the two friends whose videos of erupting soda bottles were an Internet sensation in 2006. Their video titled Experiment #137 showed the two men, dressed in lab…Rivera, Diego
(Encyclopedia) Rivera, DiegoRivera, Diegoᵺyāˈgō rēvāˈrä [key], 1886–1957, Mexican mural painter, studied as a youth with Posada and other Mexican painters; husband of Frida Kahlo. The native…Pliny the Elder
(Encyclopedia) Pliny the Elder (Caius Plinius Secundus)Pliny the Elderplĭˈnē [key], c.a.d. 23–a.d. 79, Roman naturalist, b. Cisalpine Gaul. He was a friend and fellow military officer of Vespasian,…Pompeii
(Encyclopedia) PompeiiPompeiipŏmpāˈ, Ital. pōmpĕˈē [key], ancient city of S Italy, a port near Naples and at the foot of Mt. Vesuvius. Possibly an old Oscan settlement, it was a Samnite city for…Iberville, Pierre le Moyne, sieur d'
(Encyclopedia) Iberville, Pierre le Moyne, sieur d'Iberville, Pierre le Moyne, sieur d'pyĕr lə mwän syör dēbĕrvēlˈ [key], 1661–1706, French Canadian naval officer, founder of the French territory of…Honorius
(Encyclopedia) Honorius, 384–423, Roman emperor of the West (395–423). On the death (395) of Theodosius I, the Roman Empire was divided; Arcadius, the elder son, received the East, and Honorius, the…Trending
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