LOS ANGELES, April 26-Comedian George Lopez is recuperating from transplant surgery after receiving a kidney donated by his wife. A spokesperson for Lopez, who stars in the ABC sitcom “George Lopez,” said the operation took place at a Los Angeles hospital last week. George Lopez had diagnosed with kidney cancer…
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT TODAY PRESENTED A GOLD MEDAL TO GEORGE M. COHAN IN BELATED RECOGNITION OF COHAN’S SERVICES AS COMPOSER OF TWO PATRIOTIC SONGS DURING THE WORLD WAR, ’OVER THERE’ AND ’THE GRAND OLD FLAG. ’ COHAN WROTE THE SONG, AND MONEY FROM SALES WERE GIVEN TO CHARITY. THE MEDAL WAS…
In all, he developed more than 300 food, industrial and commercial products from peanuts, including milk, Worcestershire sauce, punches, cooking oils and salad oil, paper, cosmetics, soaps and wood stains. He also experimented with peanut-based medicines, such as antiseptics, laxatives and goiter medications. George Washington Carver is best known for…
Upon his return from Europe, Adams initially wished to retire from public service. The plan was postponed, however, when George Washington was unanimously elected the first president of the United States in 1789 with John Adams as his vice president. The plan was postponed, however, when George Washington was unanimously…
President George Washington signed into law the Judiciary Act of 1789 which established a six-member Supreme Court and the position of Attorney General – one of the landmark precedents set during Washington’s administration. September 24 The first Supreme Court is established The Judiciary Act of 1789 is passed by Congress…
As private citizen, Commander in Chief, and President of the United Statesthe United StatesIn its noun form, the word generally means a resident or citizen of the U.S., but is also used for someone whose ethnic identity is simply “American”. The noun is rarely used in English to refer to…
Little is known of George Washington’s childhood, and it remains the most poorly understood part of his life. When he was eleven years old, his father Augustine died, leaving most of his property to George’s adult half brothers. Slavery was an integral part of Washington’s life from an early age.…
On September 13, 1788, the Confederation Congress passed an election ordinance, which set the date for choosing electors (January 7, 1789), electing the president (February 4, 1789), and beginning the new government under the Constitution (March 4, 1789). The first U.S. presidential election was held over a period of weeks…
Gale graduated from Omaha Central High School, where he starred in football and track and field. A fine all-around track athlete, he set a state long jump record of 24 ft 101⁄2 in (7.58m) as a senior in 1961. Against the Minnesota Vikings in the Bears’ final game of the…
Frederick Douglass (1818-1895), while a brilliant man, never attended college. Did Frederick Douglass ever go to school? When he turned eight years old, his slaveowner hired him out to work as a body servant in Baltimore. At an early age, Frederick realized there was a connection between literacy and freedom.…