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Learn How To Budget: Kids Edition!

Top of Page Source: iStockWhile schools instill in children unique knowledge that well outweighs those of most adults, children frequently miss a crucial education in financial literacy and…

San Antonio, Texas

Source: iStock Mayor: Ron Nirenberg (since 2017) City Manager: Erik Walsh 2010 census population (rank): 1,327,407 (7); Male: 647,690 (48.8%); Female: 679,717 (51.2%); White: 963,413 (72.6…

Father Grows Up

A history of TV's most famous dads by Beth Rowen The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet Related Links Father's Day featuresTimeline of Father's Day2,000 Years of the NecktieAlmanac:…

Eliza Lucas Pinckney Biography

Eliza Lucas PinckneyhorticulturistBorn: 1722Birthplace: Antigua Daughter of a British army officer, Eliza Lucas grew up on the Caribbean island of Antigua but attended finishing school in…

Present Laughter

By: Noel CowardDirector: Scott ElliottSets: Derek McLaneCostumes: Ann RothLighting: Brian MacDevittSound: Raymond D. SchilkeTechnical Supervision: Neil A. MazzellaAssociate Producer: Jorge…

The West

Source: The U.S. Department of State Americans have long regarded the West as the last frontier. Yet California has a history of European settlement older than that of most midwestern states…

Executive Departments

Find detailed information about each Executive Department, including the department's secretary, role in government, contact information, and history of the department…

salmon, in zoology

(Encyclopedia) salmonsalmonsămˈən [key], member of the Salmonidae, a family of marine fish that spawn in freshwater, including the salmons, the trouts, and the chars (subfamily Salmoninae), the…

Ford, Henry

(Encyclopedia) Ford, Henry, 1863–1947, American industrialist, pioneer automobile manufacturer, b. Dearborn, Mich. Henry Ford's son, Edsel Bryant Ford, 1893–1943, b. Detroit, shared in the control…

forest

(Encyclopedia) forest, a dense growth of trees, together with other plants, covering a large area of land. The science concerned with the study, preservation, and management of forests is forestry. A…