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Samuel Block 2000 Deaths

Samuel BlockAge: 60 1960s civil rights activist who fought for voting rights for blacks in the Mississippi Delta. He was repeatedly beaten and jailed for his efforts. Died: Los Angeles, April…

The Wage Gap in Pro Sports: Cashing In On Fame

by John Gettings Eighteen-year-old Martina Hingis, who earned $10.1 million in 1998, was the only female athlete to crack Forbes magazine's list of the top 40 highest-paid athletes. Related…

Gisele Bündchen

Gisele Bündchen appeared four times on the cover of Vogue in 1999, becoming one of the year's most celebrated models in the process. The next year Rolling Stone magazine labeled her "The Most…

Frenchy Bordagaray 2000 Deaths

Frenchy BordagarayAge: 90 third baseman and outfielder on Casey Stengel's Brooklyn Dodgers of the 1930s who showed up to spring training with a mustache hoping to be the first player to sport…

Mark Zuckerberg

Mark Zuckerberg is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of the social networking site Facebook. The success of Facebook made Zuckerberg a paper billionaire at the age of 24; Forbes ranked him…

The Top Ten: Richest Americans, 2010

December 10 - 17 Richest Americans, 2010 (in billions of U.S. dollars) Rank Name Net Worth Company 1. Bill Gates 54 Microsoft 2. Warren Buffett 45…

Faraday, Michael

(Encyclopedia) Faraday, MichaelFaraday, Michaelfârˈədē, –dāˌ [key], 1791–1867, English scientist. The son of a blacksmith, he was apprenticed to a bookbinder at the age of 14. He had little formal…

Revere, Paul

(Encyclopedia) Revere, Paul, 1735–1818, American silversmith and political leader in the American Revolution, b. Boston. In his father's smithy he learned to work gold and silver, and he became a…

Business Personalities

Horace Marden AlbrightLinda AlvaradoElias Milton AmmonsElizabeth ArdenGiorgio ArmaniAaron ArrowsmithMary Kay AshLaura AshleyRoger BabsonKarl BaedekerRobert Joseph BarroTomas BataCharlotte…