American agricultural scientist Norman Borlaug has received the Congressional Gold Medal. Norman Borlaug is often called "the man who saved a billion lives" and "the father of the Green Revolution."His work helped fight starvation in India and Pakistan in the nineteen sixties. He won the nineteen...
American agricultural scientist Norman Borlaug has received the Congressional Gold Medal. Norman Borlaug is often called "the man who saved a billion lives" and "the father of the Green Revolution." His work helped fight starvation in India and Pakist
Who was the first recipient of the Medal of Honor? Who was the first African American to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor? Who has received the Nobel Prize posthumously? Who has won both the Nobel Prize and an Oscar? Who was the first person to win a gold medal in the Olypmics...
Among the numerous awards Parks received in her life were the Presidential Medal of Freedom (1996) and the Congressional Gold Medal (1999). Parks died on Oct. 24, 2005. At St. Paul A. M. E. Church in Montgomery, a large crowd including Secretaryof State Condoleezza Rice celebrated her...
Winnetka Woman, 100, Who Flew for Civil Air Patrol, Gets Congressional Gold MedalJeri Truesdell, 100, of Winnetka, will be honored on Wednesday,Dec. 10, 2014, in Washington,...Wilcox, Gregory J
He has been elected to the Institute of Medicine and the National Academy of Sciences, and has received the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the National Medal of Science. Collins also has written a number of books on science, medicine, and religion, including the New York Times bestseller, ...
By Timothy D. Naegele[1]Pat Buchanan—an adviser to Presidents Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan and Gerald Ford, and a former GOP presidential aspirant...
7– Frank Borman (95):A pioneering American astronaut, USAF colonel, and businessman. He commanded Apollo 8, the first mission to orbit the Moon, earning the Congressional Space Medal of Honor. Borman’s leadership at Eastern Air Lines saw its most profitable years. His achievements, including...
Congress. A member of the Republican Party from the United States Commonwealth of Virginia, she represented the state's 1st congressional district from 2001 until her death in 2007. She was the second woman—after Leslie L. Byrne—and first Republican woman elected to Congress from Virginia. ...
includingDawn, Day,andThe Accident. Throughout his life, Wiesel advocated for Holocaust education and human rights. He served on the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council and received numerous awards for his work, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal. Looking for...