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Black Monday

(Encyclopedia) Black Monday, Oct. 19, 1987, in U.S. history, day of financial panic. The Dow Jones Average fell 508.32 points, a drop of 22.6%, the largest since 1914. The point decline as well as…

Bhaskara

(Encyclopedia) BhaskaraBhaskarabŭsˈkərə [key], called AcaryaAcaryaəchärˈyə [key] [Skt.,=learned], b. 1114, Indian mathematician and astronomer. According to the custom, he put his learned treatises…

<em>T. rex</em> Fossils Fetch Bargain Price

Dinosaur Links Dinosaur CentralHow Fossils Are FormedWhen Did Dinosaurs Live?Tyrannosaurus Sue A group of investors from South Dakota paid more than $90,000 for the fossilized…

Marion Price DANIEL, Congress, TX (1910-1988)

Senate Years of Service: 1953-1957 Party: Democrat DANIEL Marion Price , a Senator from Texas; born in Dayton, Liberty County, Tex., October 10, 1910; attended the public schools of Liberty and…

Samuel Price CARSON, Congress, NC (1798-1838)

CARSON Samuel Price , a Representative from North Carolina; born in Pleasant Gardens, N.C., January 22, 1798; studied under private tutors in Pleasant Gardens; engaged in agricultural pursuits…

Florence Price DWYER, Congress, NJ (1902-1976)

DWYER Florence Price , a Representative from New Jersey; born Florence Louise Price, July 4, 1902, in Reading, Berks County, Pa.; attended the public schools in Reading, Pa., and Toledo, Ohio;…

William Price ELMER, Congress, MO (1871-1956)

ELMER William Price , a Representative from Missouri; born in Robertsville, Franklin County, Mo., March 2, 1871; attended the public schools and Wingo Law School, Salem, Mo.; was admitted to the…