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Brewer's: Bank

A money-changer's bench or table. (Italian banco or banca.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Bank of a RiverBanian Days A B C D E F G H I J K L M…

Robert Banks

Robert BanksBorn: 1921 Birthplace: Piedmont, Mo. Polypropylene and high-density polyethylene (HDPE)—While working for the Phillips Petroleum Company, Banks and Hogan developed two of the world's most…

Ernie Banks

Ernie BanksBorn: Jan. 31, 1931Baseball SS-1B led NL in home runs and RBI twice each; 2-time MVP (1958-59) with Chicago Cubs; 512 career HRs.Seve BallesterosA - CRoger Bannister

Bank Branch President

Stephen M. Loganbill Tell us about your work-what do you do? I am in charge of a branch bank in SE Kansas. I work on budgets ,…

Brewer's: Bank of a River

Stand with your back to the source, and face to the sea or outlet: the left bank is on your left, and right bank on your right hand. Sisters of the Bank i.e. of the bankside, “the…

Brewer's: Banks's Horse

A learned horse, called Marocco, belonging to one Banks, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth. It is said that his shoes were of silver. One of his exploits was “the ascent of St. Paul's…

Banking in the United States

Here are key moments in the history of U.S. banking 1781 The first U.S. commerical bank is incorporated in Philadelphia, the Bank of North America. 1791 The First Bank of the United…

Russell Banks Biography

Russell BankswriterBorn: 3/28/1940Birthplace: Newton, Mass. Banks's hardscrabble working-class childhood in New Hampshire and Eastern Massachusetts has played a major role in shaping his writing. The…

Dennis Banks Biography

Dennis BanksAnishinabe (Ojibwa) activistBorn: Apr. 12, 1937Birthplace: Leech Lake, Minn. At an early age, Dennis Banks was removed from his home and sent to boarding schools, run by the…

Kary Banks Mullis

Kary Banks MullisBorn: 1944Birthplace: North Carolina PCR, Polymerase chain reaction—Mullis invented PCR, the process for amplifying nucleic acids, in 1993 while at Cetus Corporation. PCR…