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Jack Brickhouse 1998 Deaths

Jack BrickhouseAge: 82 was the voice of the Chicaco Cubs for four decades before being replaced by Harry Caray in 1982; also broadcast the Chicago Bears for 24 years; honored in 1979 at…

John W.A. SANFORD, Congress, GA (1798-1870)

SANFORD John W.A. , a Representative from Georgia; born near Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Ga., August 28, 1798; attended the Baldwin County schools, and Yale University; engaged in agricultural…

Bob Bradley

Much-traveled soccer coach Bob Bradley is best known for leading the U.S. men's national soccer team from 2006 until 2011. Soccer has been Bob Bradley's focus since college: he played for four years…

Adam's rib

The Question: Do men and women have the same number of ribs? The Answer: Yes. Men and women both have twelve pairs of ribs, for a total of…

Mohammed Morsi

Mohammed Morsi was declared President of Egypt on 24 June 2012, becoming the first democratically elected president in that nation's history. Morsi, a professor of engineering from Zagazig University…

Tony Snow

Name at birth: Robert Anthony SnowTony Snow was a journalist and conservative political commentator who left his job at the FOX News Channel to become the White House press secretary for George W.…

Ulrich Zwingli

Name at birth: Huldreich or Huldrych ZwingliUlrich Zwingli's insistence that the Bible, not the church, was the source of Christian truth made him a major force in the Protestant Reformation that…

Thomas J. Fogarty

Thomas J. Fogarty Born: 1934Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio Embolectomy balloon catheter—Dr. Fogarty's embolectomy catheter, which is used to remove blood clots, consists of a small hollow tube (…