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Harriet Miers, Biography

Harriet Miers, White House Counsel under President George W. BushBorn: August 10, 1945Birthplace: Dallas Texas Miers, President George W. Bush's chief legal counsel since Feb. 2005, was…

MIS Manager

Anonymous Tell us about your work---what do you do? I am a MIS manager with approximately 20 people reporting to me. I am responsible for developing a…

Educational Attainment in the U.S.

How many people graduate college in the U.S. It's a common point of discussion that college degrees are becoming more and more expected in the United States. But how many people actually have…

Trial and Error

Director: Jonathan LynnWriters: Sara Bernstein and Gregory BernsteinDirector of Photography:Gabriel BeristainEditor:Tony LombardoMusic:Phil MarshallProduction Designer:Victoria PaulProducers:…

U.S. Air Force Academy

The bill establishing the U.S. Air Force Academy was signed by President Eisenhower on April 1, 1954. The first class of 306 cadets was sworn in on July 11, 1955, at Lowry Air Force Base,…

U.S. Military Academy

Established in 1802 by an act of Congress, the U.S. Military Academy is located in West Point, N.Y. To gain admission a candidate must first secure a nomination from a member of Congress or the…

Audra Lorde Biography

poetBorn: February 18, 1934Birthplace: New York CityDied: November 17, 1932 Lorde, the daughter of immigrants from Grenada, grew up in New York City. She began…

John Mercer Langston Biography

John Mercer Langston U.S. public official, diplomat, educatorBorn: 12/14/1829Birthplace: Louisa County, Va.   Langston was the son of Ralph Quarles, a white plantation owner, and Jane Langston, a…

Patrisia Gonzales Biography

Patrisia GonzalesjournalistBorn: 6/1959Birthplace: Ft. Worth, Tex. Gonzales earned a bachelor of journalism degree from the University of Texas in Austin in 1981. She also attended the…

Joycelyn Jones Elders Biography

Joycelyn Jones Eldersformer U.S. surgeon generalBorn: 8/13/1933Birthplace: Schaal, Arkansas Elders briefly served as the surgeon general of the United States under President Bill Clinton. She was…