Search
Search results
Displaying 41 - 50
Estimated War-Related Costs, Iraq and Afghanistan
According to the Center for Defense Information, the estimated cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will reach $1.49 trillion by the end of fiscal year 2013. In…Alcohol-Related Traffic Fatalities on Holidays, 2003
Holiday 2002Total traffic fatalitiesTotal fatalities alcohol-relatedPercent fatalities alcohol-relatedTime period monitoredNew Year's Eve (2002)1235746.3%12/31/02New Year's Day1509865.31/1/03New Year…U.S. Driving Fatalities, Total and Alcohol-Related
YearFatalitiesTotalAlcohol-relatedPercent198243,94526,17360%198342,58924,63558198444,25724,76256198543,82523,16753198646,08725,01754198746,39024,09452198847,08723,83351198945,58222,…Hanson, John
(Encyclopedia) Hanson, John, 1715–83, first “President of the United States in Congress Assembled,” b. Charles co., Maryland. He served in the Maryland provincial legislature, was active in the…Abbot, Charles Greeley
(Encyclopedia) Abbot, Charles Greeley, 1872–1973, American astrophysicist, b. Wilton, N.H. He was acting director in 1896 and director in 1907 of the astrophysical observatory of the Smithsonian…Lowe, Sir Hudson
(Encyclopedia) Lowe, Sir HudsonLowe, Sir Hudsonlō [key], 1769–1844, British general. He fought with credit throughout the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, mainly in the Mediterranean region…nominalism
(Encyclopedia) nominalism, in philosophy, a theory of the relation between universals and particulars. Nominalism gained its name in the Middle Ages, when it was contrasted with realism. The problem…mortar, in warfare
(Encyclopedia) mortar, in warfare, term originally applied to certain types of artillery with high trajectories, but later applied to an infantry weapon that consists of a tube supported by a bipod…Mephibosheth
(Encyclopedia) MephiboshethMephiboshethmĭfĭbˈəshĕth [key], in the Bible. 1 Jonathan's lame. David restored Saul's lands to him, and spared him when he gave the Gibeonites seven of Saul's descendants…Cujas, Jacques
(Encyclopedia) Cujas or Cujacius, JacquesCujas or Cujacius, Jacqueszhäk küzhäsˈ, ky&oomacr;jāˈshəs [key], 1522–90, French jurist and scholar of Roman law. He taught at Toulouse, Bourges, and…Trending
Here are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about.
