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Search Results MSN Learning & Research Plus: Shepard, Alan Bartlett, Jr
Category: Science>Technology>Space>NASA>Astronauts>Shepard, Alan
Encarta Online Concise - Shepard, Alan Bartlett, Jr (1923-1998), United States astronaut, born in East Derry, New Hampshire. Shepard was one of the first seven astronauts and the first American in space.
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761569620
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James Ramsay MacDonald
Category: Reference>Encyclopedias>Subject Encyclopedias>Spartacus Educational>Socialism and the Labour Movement
born in Scotland, he became leader of the Labour Party in 1911. Became Britain's first Labour prime minister in 1923 for one year, when his government fell. Was a pacifist and unwilling to support Britain's involvement in the first World War. (1866-1937).
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/PRmacdonald.htm
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Baby bonus signals sea-change in family policy
Category: Society>Issues>Environment>Population>Collapse>News and Media
"A funny thing happened along the way to the Federal Election - commentators began to wake up to what is arguably the most pressing social and economic problem facing Australia. When John Howard announced his innovative, though modest, incentive for mothers to stay home with their first-born baby - and virtually no one slated him for "wanting to keep women in the home" - it marked a possible turning point in the debate on family policy." [Australia News Weekly]
http://www.newsweekly.com.au/articles/2001nov17_babies.html
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Chysoloras, Manuel
Category: Society>Religion and Spirituality>Christianity>Denominations>Catholicism>Reference>Catholic Encyclopedia>C
first teacher of Greek in Italy, born at Constantinople about the middle of the fourteenth century; died at Constance, German, and was buried there, 15 April, 1415.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09614a.htm
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SearchEngineWatch: Search Engine Birthdays
Category: Computers>Internet>History
It's been a little more than ten years ago that the first web search engines were born. Chris Sherman charts the dates starting with WWW Wanderer in 1993.
http://searchenginewatch.com/searchday/article.php/3071951
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Terezinha
Category: Arts>Visual Arts>Painting>Painters>Contemporary>T
Terezinha was born in Brazil and studied at the University of Sao Paulo. Terezinha settled in 1982 in Southern California. Since 1986 to the present Terezinha has been participating in juried art shows and exhibitions. Her art has received first prize awards and honorable mentions.
http://terezinhaarts.safeshopper.com
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Thomas Attwood
Category: Reference>Encyclopedias>Subject Encyclopedias>Spartacus Educational>Reform of Parliament
Abstract: born at Hawne House, Halesowen on 6th October, 1783. After being educated at Wolverhampton Grammar School, he began work at his father's bank. Attwood first became involved in politics when he joined the campaign against the East India Company. In 1812 the government appointed a Select Committee to of the House of Commons to investigate the activities of the East India Company. Attwood led the Birmingham delegation which gave evidence to the Committee. In June 1839, he presented the first National Petition to the House of Commons. Although it had been signed by over 1,280,000 people, the Commons rejected the petition by 235 votes to 46. Frustrated by the unwillingness of Parliament to respond to public pressure, he decided to resign from Parliament and died in Malvern on 9th March 1859.
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/CHattwood.htm
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Henoch
Category: Society>Religion and Spirituality>Christianity>Denominations>Catholicism>Reference>Catholic Encyclopedia>H
The name of the son of Cain (Gen., iv, 17, 18), of a nephew of Abraham (Gen., xxv, 4), of the first-born of Ruben (Gen., xlvi, 9), and of the son of Jared and the father of Mathusala (Gen., v. 18 sq.).
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07218a.htm
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Gerhard of Zütphen
Category: Society>Religion and Spirituality>Christianity>Denominations>Catholicism>Reference>Catholic Encyclopedia>G
born at Zütphen, 1367; died at Windesheim, 1398; a mystical writer and one of the first of the Brothers of the Common Life, founded by Gerhard Groote and Florentius Radewyn at Deventer, in the Netherlands.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06471c.htm
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My Book Ltd.
Category: Regional>Europe>United Kingdom>Business and Economy>Shopping>Publications>Books>Children
Personalised children's books, first-name almanac and day-you-were-born scrolls; order on-line or via mail-order from Bradford firm.
http://www.mybook.co.uk/
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