In 1965, Yale undergraduate Fred Smith wrote a term paper about the challenges in making urgent, time-sensitive deliveries. In 1971, he founded Federal Express Corp. in Little Rock, Ark., and during the company's first day of business 14 jets were used to deliver 186 packages overnight to...
in Little Rock, Ark., and during the company's first day of business 14 jets were used to deliver 186 packages overnight to 25 U.S. cities, changing the shipping industry forever. The original logo, using the “federal” and written in red, white, and blue, was intended to associate ...
In addition to bicycle racing, Hélène Dutrieu raced motorcycles, cars and airplanes. For her athletic accomplishments, the King of Belgium awarded her the Cross of St. André with Diamonds, and in 1913, France made her aChevalier de la légion d’honneur,the first woman so honored for avia...
née. La chaleur ne tarde pas à produire ses effets sur les cultures de bubons et il peut enfin écrire à sa mère fin juin 1894 que ses recherches sont un succès. La peste continuera pourtant à faire des victimes jusqu'en 1929, soit près de trente ans plus tard apr`es son dé...
Classical Music Dailypublishes a high resolution PDF monthly newletter, normally on the first day of each month.Multiple Minds, our October 2020 newsletter, has just been published. It has thirteen pages and eleven illustrations. This 1.5Mb download can be accessed by following the link below. ...
Memorial Day weekend, and the unofficial beginning of summer, is right around the corner. In addition to picnics and hanging out by the pool, a lot of people will be tuning in to watch their favorite motorsports on television. NASCAR held its longest race, the Coca-Cola 600, at Charlotte...
CULTURE IN CONTEXT: SELF-TAUGHT ARTISTS IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY American Folk Art Museum Tickets: $50 Advance registration: 212-265-1040 ext160 http://www.folkartmuseum.org Friday, April 27 and Saturday, April 28 Two-day symposium organized in conjunction with the Martín Ramírez exhibition...
perhaps says it best — why it still matters that women artists are women: "One day a little skaterboy asked me why in the world I had painted a pregnant woman and told me in all seriousness that there was nothing more disgusting than pregnancy." As long as that’s out there, having...