Robert Louis "Bob" Behnken (born July 28, 1970 in Creve Coeur, Missouri) is a United States Air Force officer, NASA astronaut and former Chief of the Astronaut Office. Behnken holds a Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering and holds the rank of Colonel in the U.S. Air Force. Col. Behnken has...
Rhode Island. He also holds a Master of Science degree in computer systems management from the US Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. He is currently President of the Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific (MAAP), having held the ...
He is widely considered the most successful investor of the 20th century. Aka 'Oracle of Omaha'. World's third richest man: US$68.2 billion (as of 10/4/2014). English editor-in-chief of American Vogue Anna Wintour at a fashion show. Yves Saint Laurent (1936-2008) at fashion show (...
Corporal Marguerite Nicholson was dragged off a railroad coach and arrested in Hamlet, North Carolina after she refused to move to a segregated section when the train crossed into the South. The Hamlet chief of police beat the 120-pound woman and charged her with violating a local ordinance. ...
When we think about the day to day operations of the submarine fleet, sickness isn’t something that normally comes up in a discussion. While crews today are larger than in the past, they are still a selected group with not much room for extra hands acc...
“the father of the poor” and the first democratically elected president. As the story moves forward, we are introduced to the Perón family and patriarch Mario Tomás Perón. The story is typical of South America at that time but when Juan decides on a military career over medicine or law...
Tappan is confident that he is leaving the now-robust company in good hands. He said the team of executives--headed by Chief Executive Officer Leslie G. McGraw--that saw the company through its harshest trial is battle-hardened and prepared for anything. ...
What is not known is whether the death of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Ibrahim Attahiru, in a military plane crash in Kaduna last weekend will affect these arrangements. He had reportedly handed a “shoot-on-sight” order to soldiers in the South-East and South-South. ...
In March, Rosalind Brewer, who currently serves as Starbucks' chief operating officer, will be starting a new position asCEO of drugstore chain Walgreens Boots Alliance. When she steps into this new role, she will be the only Black woman currently leading a Fortune 500 firm, and just the ...
Ameeliois a non-profit technology company that builds free communication technology to accelerate the creation of a more humane and rehabilitative justice system. The tools enable 27 million families to communicate with their incarcerated loved ones, organizations to scale their social services, and col...