Some resorted to the old slave trick of tying bags of “asofoetidie” (a folk remedy that supposedly threw bloodhounds off a scent) around their ankles. In time, Mayor Robertson hired a team of private detectives from Houston’s Noble Detective Agency to assist Lee, hoping that the ...
Originally founded in 1964 by Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight as Blue Ribbon Sports,they renamed the companyNike Inc. in 1971. Named after the Greek goddess of victory, the label is famous for its waffle-soled running shoes, which were originally made on a waffle iron.Portland State University...
In 1892 it merged with its competitor, the Thomson-Houston Company, to become General Electric, the biggest electric company in the world.GE: now GE GE: now The modern GE logo contains the same monogram as the original logo, albeit in a slightly more stylized font. The added circle ...