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Field EventsEvent Mark Date Set LocationHigh Jump: World 8-01/2 Javier Sotomayor, Cuba July 27, 1993 Salamanca, SPA Olympic 7- 10Charles Austin, USAJuly 28, 1996Atlanta American 7-101/…

Traffic Congestion in U.S. Cities, 2002

RankUrban areaAnnual delay per personin hours1.Los Angeles, Calif.1362.San Francisco-Oakland, Calif.923.Washington, DC-Md.-Va.844.Seattle-Everett, Wash.825.Houston, Tex.756.San Jose, Calif.746.Dallas…

Matthew LYON, Congress, VT (1749-1822)

LYON Matthew , a Representative from Vermont and from Kentucky; born near Dublin, County Wicklow, Ireland, July 14, 1749; attended school in Dublin; began to learn the trade of printer in 1763;…

Robert Charles KRUEGER, Congress, TX (1935)

Senate Years of Service: 1993-1993 Party: Democrat KRUEGER Robert Charles , a Representative and a Senator from Texas; born in New Braunfels, Comal County, Tex., September 19, 1935; attended New…

Samuel HOUSTON, Congress, TX (1793-1863)

Senate Years of Service: 1846-1855; 1855-1859 Party: Democrat; American (Know-Nothing) HOUSTON Samuel , a Representative from Tennessee and a Senator from Texas; born at Timber Ridge Church, near…

1999 MacArthur Foundation Awards

The MacArthur Foundation awards monetary prizes each year in order to provide financial assistance for selected innovators.Jillian Banfield, 39, mineralogist; Madison, Wisc.Carolyn Bertozzi…