** J.C. Penney started offering items for sale online in 1994, the same year Amazon.com Inc was founded. ** In 2010, hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management LP, led by William Ackman, disclosed a 16.5% stake in J.C. Penney. ### When did JCPenney start selling online? In 1998, JCPenney launched…
In 1897, Pearle Wait, a carpenter in LeRoy, was developing a cough remedy and laxative tea in his home. He experimented with gelatine and came up with a fruit flavored dessert which his wife, May, named JELL-O. Cooper’s product failed to catch on, but in 1897, Pearle Wait, a carpenter…
The process was a lot easier given Springer’s legal background though; he earned a law degree at Northwestern University back in the late 1960s and practiced law for a number of years before transitioning to a career in politics and television. Springer has a law degree. He’s never been a…
The film revolves around humorous observation of strictly platonic relationships as “just friends” or “just as best friends “. It was shot in Regina and Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Just Friends? had its world premiere at the 14th Pusan International Film Festival on October 10, 2009. Also prior to its theatrical…
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (/ˈɛlɪnɔːr ˈroʊzəvɛlt/; October 11, 1884 – November 7, 1962) was an American political figure, diplomat, and activist. Eleanor Roosevelt Birthday and Date of Death Anna passed away on November 7, 1962 at the age of 78 in New York, New York, USA. Anna’s cause of death was…
See Article History. On November 4, 2008, after a campaign that lasted nearly two years, Americans elected Illinois senator Barack Obama their 44th president. The result was historic, as Obama, a first-term U.S. senator, became, when he was inaugurated on January 20, 2009, the country’s first African American president. The…
“Examination Day” is the first segment of the sixth episode from the first season (1985–86) of the television series The Twilight Zone. The segment is based on the short story “Examination Day” by Henry SlesarHenry SlesarHenry Slesar was born in Brooklyn, New York City. His parents were Jewish immigrants from…
Executive Order 9066 was unofficially rescinded by President Roosevelt in December of 1944 and all camps had fully closed by the end of 1946. However, the order was not formally terminated until February 1976 by President Gerald Ford. A girl detained in Arkansas walks to school in 1943. Executive Order…
Humans first discovered natural diamonds in caves in India between 4 and 6 B.C., but millions of years had passed from the time they were formed to this rare moment of discovery. Diamond History The earliest diamonds were found in India in 4th century BC, although the youngest of these…
Virtually all of today’s electric drills descend from the original portable hand-held drill patented in 1917 by S. Duncan Black and Alonzo Decker, whose invention spurred the growth of the modern power tool industry. An electric dril is a drill which is driven by an electric motor. The invention of…