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Maria Montessori
Maria Montessori was an Italian physician and educator whose method of teaching young children first became popular in the early 20th century. Today about 20,000 schools around the world use what is…Jackie Stiles
Jackie Stiles was a basketball star at Southwest Missouri State, where she twice led the NCAA in scoring (2000 and 2001) and won the 2001 Wade Trophy as the nation's best college player. She led the…Valentina Tereshkova
Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman in outer space, launched into space aboard the Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963. Tereshkova was only 24 when she volunteered for the space program.…Keiko
Keiko the killer whale was captured off Iceland in 1979, placed in an aquarium, and eventually sold to a Mexico City amusement park. While in Mexico City he was featured in Free Willy, the hit 1993…Olivia Rodrigo
Olivia Rodrigo’s debut single, “Drivers License” hit the top of the Billboard charts in January of 2021 and stayed there for eight weeks. Before that, Rodrigo was just another of the young actors in…Rudolf Diesel
In 1892 German engineer Rudolf Diesel patented the engine that bears his name, an internal combustion engine that doesn't require a spark to ignite the fuel-air mixture. Diesel was born in Paris to…State of the Union Address: William J. Clinton (January 25, 1994)
William J. Clinton (January 25, 1994) Mr. Speaker, Mr. President, members of the 103rd Congress, my fellow Americans: I am not sure what speech is in the TelePrompTer tonight, but I hope we can talk…John Rocker, 2000 News
Atlanta Braves pitcher, was suspended and fined in Feb. for offensive comments he made in an interview that appeared in a Dec. issue of Sports Illustrated. He said he would never play for a…May 2005 Disasters
May 18, Los Barros Range, Chile: a fierce snow storm in the Los Barros range of the Andes mountains killed at least 46 soldiers on training on an army exercise. See also Major Earthquakes…Roger Babson Biography
Roger Babsonstatistician, business forecaster, writerBorn: 1875Birthplace: Gloucester, Mass. Though not a particularly good student, he studied bookkeeping and engineering and in 1904 founded…Trending
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