What was the first-time homebuyer credit? The first-time homebuyer credit was a refundable tax credit you could claim on your 2008, 2009, and 2010 federal income tax returns. It was available to couples and individuals who purchased a new home anytime between April 8, 2008, and May 1, 2010. His…
True or False? Workers created labor missions to improve pay and working conditions in the factories. False; Workers created labor unions to improve pay and working conditions in the factories. Another way in which workers would achieve better work conditions is through Trade Unions. Trade Unions are groups of people…
Woodrow Wilson, a leader of the Progressive Movement, was the 28th President of the United StatesPresident of the United StatesThe President is both the head of state and head of government of the United States of America, and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces. Under Article II of the Constitution, the…
World War One was one of the deadliest conflicts in the history of the human race, in which over 16 million people died. By way of comparison, far more lives were lost in the Second World War than in the First (more than 60 million. world war i was more…
The act promised WWI veterans a bonus based on length of service between April 5, 1917 and July 1, 1919; $1 per day stateside and $1.25 per day overseas, with the payout capped at $500 for stateside veterans and $625* for overseas veterans. On this date, by a vote of…
One technique that did employ them — again, this was pioneered by the US Navy — was to mass a large strike force of aircraft on the deck, use the catapults to launch the first few aircraft, then subsequent aircraft would take off unassisted once enough space had been cleared.…
Nobody had found a trace of evidence to suggest that there had ever been an affair between Wyeth and Helga. If the pictures were about Love, as Mrs. Wyeth had coyly suggested, the love was too generalized to speak its name. Nobody had found a trace of evidence to suggest…
The first-generation cars even included miniature versions of Hot Rod magazine for American models and Super Street magazine for the Japanese cars. Although XMODS were discontinued in 2010, they remain a favorite with RC hobbyists, and many models can still be found for sale online at Amazon and eBay. Introduced…
Yo-Yo Ma (born October 7, 1955) is an American cellist. Born in Paris to Chinese parents and educated in New York City, Ma was a child prodigy, performing from the age of four and a half. He graduated from the Juilliard School and Harvard University, and has performed as a…
They were just using their knowledge of Rule of Two to guess that one other must be alive. In Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith, Yoda addressed Palpatine as Darth Sidious. I thought, Yoda discovered Palpatine’s Sith name from security hologram (he watched at Jedi Temple). Did Yoda…