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Still, while Starr and his investigation are better known, it is Smaltz who is cited as the best example of the statute's weaknesses by those who closely follow the law. In September 1994 he was assigned to investigate whether Espy, the first black to hold the job of Agriculture...
Such a mathematical anomaly requires explanation, but as far as I know, few mathematicians have been bold enough to attack the "Annenberg Paradox." The first to make such an attempt might have been Douglas Adams, world-renowned mathematician and author of the Hitchhiker's Guide series of books. His approach...
Giannini also made a career out of lending to out-of-favor industries. He helped the California wine industry get started, then bankrolled Hollywood at a time when the movie industry was anything but proven. In 1923 he created a motion-picture loan division and helped Mary Pickford, Charlie Chaplin...
Flying the oceans was still mostly for the rich and famous. For millions of others, it was just a dream or a once-in-a-lifetime binge. Trippe saw that the jets being introduced by Boeing and Douglas could mark the end of that, and he ordered plenty of them...
Douglas Brinkley is author of American Heritage's History of the United States