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2003 National Medal of Technology Recipients
Jan D. Achenbach, Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill., for engineering research leading to improved safety of aircraft structures Watts S. Humphrey, Software Engineering Institute,…Bill Wyman
Name at birth: William George PerksBill Wyman played bass for the Rolling Stones during their peak artistic years, joining the band in 1962 and publicly retiring from it in 1992. When he joined the…Orlando Bloom
The actor Orlando Bloom was classically trained at London's Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Shortly after his graduation in 1999 he was cast as the elf Legolas in the feature film trilogy The…Biographies: Selected Astronauts and Aviators
Selected Astronauts and Aviators Amelia Earhardt See also Amelia Earhart's Legacy Remembered Notable Women Adventurers Profiles of the Columbia Astronauts People in…African Americans in the 111th Congress
A list of the African-Americans serving in the 111th Congress. There are 42 black members in the House of Representatives and one in the Senate. State House…African Americans in the 112th Congress
A list of the African-Americans currently serving in the 112th Congress. There are 41 black members in the House of Representatives and none in the Senate. State House…African Americans in the 113th Congress
A list of the African-Americans currently serving in the 113th Congress. There are 43 black members in the House of Representatives and one in the Senate. State House…Benicio Del Toro
As a young actor, Benicio Del Toro earned comparisons to Marlon Brando with his smoldering style and muscular, sullen good looks. His best-known early roles included the ill-fated Fred Fenster in…Michael Haneke
Film director and writer Michael Haneke has won the Palme d'Or at Cannes twice, for 2009's The White Ribbon and for 2012's Amour (starring Emmanuelle Riva). An Austrian whose parents were both…Priestley, Joseph
(Encyclopedia) Priestley, Joseph, 1733–1804, English theologian and scientist. He prepared for the Presbyterian ministry and served several churches in England as pastor but gradually rejected…Trending
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