Many Nobel laureates receive the awards years after their most famous work, mostly because it could take years to see how a line of work ended up having a large impact. This isn't always the case, though. For example, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev received a Nobel Peace Prize ...
I have, however, figured out finally why Obummer received the Nobel Prize for Peace. It was for the 40 minute White House “Beer Summit” and “teachababble moment” over pretzels last summer that the racist Obummer called to discuss the incident of the racist black Harvard professor breakin...
Many influential people in American history distinguished themselves academically during college when they were elected and inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa Society, a national academic honor society commonly known as PBK. Seventeen U.S. presidents and more than 150 Nobel laureates have been Phi Beta...
Presidents Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln knew this simple concept that was so hard for Reagan and generations of Republicans since to understand: when you invest in your young people, you’re investing in your nation. Jefferson founded the University of Virginia as a 100% tuition-free scho...
For many years doctors have received bonuses for subjecting their patients to drugs that are known to be dangerous. Insurance companies are paying doctors to fully vaccinate young children; the Blue Cross Blue Shield doctor incentives booklet reveals its incentive payment program for doctors: every ...
That night, thousands of East and West Germans headed to the Berlin Wall to celebrate, many armed with hammers, chisels and other tools. Over the next few weeks, the wall would be nearly completely dismantled. After talks over the next year, East and West Germany officially reunited on ...
Many of the reforms outlined in the act had been sought by veterans, service members, their families, and their advocates for years. The bill included the eradication of the time limit for veterans to use their education benefits; expanded benefits to include a more inclusive range of service ...
The governors are presidential appointees and certainly the Chair pays attentioin to the president. But that is not a recent development. But the siatrict presidents are not political appointees and generally pay lilttke attention to current politics. Probably the most important current figure now is...
very tired; the power that had been his in his youth and manhood was slowly ebbing away,”photographer Nat Fein recalled. The beloved sports icon nevertheless received a roaring ovation from the stands, and Fein’s image, shot for the New York Herald Tribune, won a Pulitzer Prize the follow...
While the ILD has lost popularity in Peru, de Soto has continued to argue for free-market reforms throughout the Western hemisphere. His work inspired the Washington Consensus and supported the creation ofNAFTA. De Soto's contributions have been acknowledged by U.S Presidents Ronald Reagan and B...