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Todd Witsken 1998 Deaths

Todd WitskenAge: 34 Indianapolis Tennis Center director who was a three-time All-American at USC and first burst on the pro tennis scene by beating Jimmy Connors in the third round of the U.…

Highest Denomination of U.S. Bills

The Question: What was the highest denomination of bill the U.S. Treasury ever printed and which president is on it? The Answer: The highest…

Gordon Gould

Gordon Gould Born: 1920 Birthplace: New York City Optically-pumped laser amplifiers, gas-discharge-excited light…

Leonard Michael Greene

Leonard Michael GreeneBorn: 1918Birthplace: New York City Airplane stall warning device—Greene developed his airplane stall warning device at a time when more than half of all aviation deaths…

William Jennings Bryan

William Jennings Bryan was the United States Secretary of State under President Woodrow Wilson, but it was his politicking against big business that made his reputation and keeps him in the history…

World Indoor Records Set in 1997

World indoor records set or equaled between Oct. 1, 1996 and Sept. 20, 1997.Men Event Record Old Mark Former Holder800 metersWilson Kipketer, DEN1:43.961:44.84Paul Ereng, KEN (1989)800…

1998 U.S. Championships

at Bend, Oregon (March 28-Apr. 2)Men10-k Classic1Marcus Nash25:18.72John Bauer25:51.83Justin Wadsworth25:56.215-k Freestyle1Marcus Nash32:18.82Justin Wadsworth32:46.43Patrick Weaver32:46.630…

Simon Wiesenthal 2005 Deaths

Simon WiesenthalAge: 96 Holocaust survivor who dedicated his life to tracking down fugitive Nazi war criminals. Calling himself the “bad conscience of the Nazis,” Wiesenthal claimed he…