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Hampton, Wade, Confederate general

(Encyclopedia) Hampton, Wade, 1818–1902, Confederate general in the American Civil War, b. Charleston, S.C.; grandson of Wade Hampton (c.1752–1835). Hampton, a wealthy planter, served (1852–61) in…

Antitrust, Again

Antitrust, Again Microsoft Joins a Long Tradition in Big Business by Tasha Vincent This article was posted in October, 1998. Standard Oil had come to symbolize the ruthless…

Samuel Smith

Samuel Smith Born: New York, N.Y. Birthplace: 1927 Stain blocker for fabric (Scotchgard™)—Chemist Patsy Sherman…

Great Novels by Native American Authors

Popular novels about Native life and heritage by Native authors Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Related Links American Indian Heritage Month American Indian Quotes Notable…

Office Killer

Director: Cindy ShermanWriters: Elise MacAdam and Tom KalinDirector of Photography:Russell FineEditor:Merril SternMusic:Evan LurieProduction Designer:Kevin ThompsonProducers:Christine Vachon…

The Civil War

Apart from the matter of slavery, the Civil War arose out of both the economic and political rivalry between an agrarian South and an industrial North and the issue of the right of states to…

The 2001 Class of Inductees

Robert L. Banks, 1921–1989, and John Paul Hogan, 1919– , POLYPROPYLENE AND HIGH-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE (HDPE). While working for the Phillips Petroleum Company, Banks and Hogan developed two…

Hanna, Marcus Alonzo

(Encyclopedia) Hanna, Marcus Alonzo (Mark Hanna), 1837–1904, American capitalist and politician, b. New Lisbon (now Lisbon), Ohio. He attended Western Reserve College for a short time, then entered…