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Aesop's Fables: The Ass and His Purchaser

by Aesop The Cage-Bird and the BatThe Kid and the WolfThe Ass and His Purchaser A Man who wanted to buy an Ass went to market, and, coming across a likely-looking beast, arranged with the…

Trademarks

Source: Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office. A trademark may be defined as a word, letter, device, or symbol, as well as any combination of these, that is used in connection…

Jack Kent Cooke 1997 Deaths

Jack Kent CookeAge: 84 majority owner of the NFL's Washington Redskins since 1974; oversaw the building of a new natural grass 78,600-seat stadium in Maryland which would later bear his name…

Notice of Copyright

Position of NoticeForm of Notice for Visually Perceptible CopiesForm of Notice for Sound RecordingsPublications Incorporating United States Government WorksUnpublished Works The use of a…

Francis Wayland PALMER, Congress, IA (1827-1907)

PALMER Francis Wayland , a Representative from Iowa; born in Manchester, Dearborn County, Ind., October 11, 1827; moved with his parents to Jamestown, N.Y., in boyhood; learned the printing trade…

Leon Hess Biography

Leon HessAge: 85 owner of the New York Jets whose oil fortune made him one of the wealthiest owners in professional sports; his wish to see his team return to the Super Bowl for the first…

King Conspiracy Theory #4

A Memphis bar owner named Lloyd Jowers did it by Borgna Brunner King Conspiracy Theories IntroductionTheory #1: James Earl RayTheory #2: GovernmentTheory #3: "Raul" EvidenceTheory #4: Memphis…

Emancipation Day: Puerto Rico

Celebrating the abolition of slavery by Liz Olson On March 22, Puerto Rico celebrates the annual holiday, Emancipation Day, commemorating the abolition of slavery from its island in…

British Parliament: The Quartering Act of 1765

The Quartering Act of 1765British Parliament24 March 1765An act to amend and render more effectual, in his Majesty's dominions in America, an act passed in this present session of parliament…