Irish postpunk band that by the end of the 1980s had established itself not only as one of the world's most popular bands but also as one of the most innovative. The members are Bono (byname of Paul Hewson; b. May 10, 1960, Dublin, Ireland...

Uppaluri Gopala Krishnamurti ( July 9 , 1918- March 22 , 2007), better known as U.G. Krishnamurti, or just U.G., was a man who, even though claimed to have no message and not being a guru, philosopher or teacher, was sought by many people,...

Today, if you are not confused, you are just not thinking clearly. Today, if you are not confused, you are just not thinking clearly....

The right of bearing arms for a lawful purpose is not a right granted by the Constitution; neither is it in any manner dependent upon that instrument for its existence....

Wars begin in the minds of man, and in those minds, love and compassion would have built the defenses of peace. Wars begin in the minds of men, and in those minds, love and compassion would have built the defenses of peace. I am afraid tha...

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. - "Amendment II"....

Shortly after U.S. involvement in World War I ended, American serviceman Daniel Mack died in his uniform. He wasn't killed on the battlefields of Europe, but like many other black Americans Daniel Mack was a casualty of World War I....

Each year, thousands of would-be immigrants from around the world apply to immigrate to the United States, others apply for asylum, and others immigrate illegally. The decision of who gets to stay is based on legislation that has establis...

New York was one of the Middle Colonies. It was different in many ways from the New England Colonies. In New England, a half-million families, mostly of English descent, scratched out a living on small plots of rocky land. In contrast, few...

The September 11 attacks on U.S. targets by al-Qaeda agents brought about the first war between a state and a transnational terrorist network. Al-Qaeda erased the difference between the battlefield and the home front by striking from the ...

In the mid-1950s, at a time when Detroit automobile manufacturers sold 7.92 million cars in one year and 70 percent of American families owned automobiles, the American road system was still noted for its inadequacies. No four-lane highway...

Primary sources allow someone to access originally and unedited information. It requires a person to interact with the source and extract the information, allowing them to interpret it and accessing them to draw their own conclusions. Secon...

graphic representation, drawn to scale and usually on a flat surface, of features—for example, geographical, geological, or geopolitical—of an area of the Earth or of any other celestial body. Globes are maps represented on the...

When Americans are asked what social problem bothers them most, the majority mention violence. Certainly there is no question that violence in this country has become epidemic. But while there are many who are quick to propose building new...

Brain Teaser is a steel family roller coaster manufactured by Zierer of Germany. The coaster is currently located at Darien Lake in New York....

Many health care agencies have written policies concerning patient's rights, or the factors of care that patients can expect to receive. The American Hospital Association has affirmed a "Patient's Bill of Rights" that is recognized and hono...

Since tobacco is a plant native to the New World, Native Americans were the first to use it. In addition to smoking it, they used it in smokeless forms—mainly chewing it, making teas and drinks from it, even using the ash in rituals...

A U.S. state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States, although four states use the official title "commonwealth". The separate state governments and the federal government share sovereignty, in that an American is ...

The Big Money - John Dos Passos - 1936 Introduction John Dos Passos's The Big Money (1936) argues that the pursuit of the American dream ends in corruption. No matter what good intentions the characters possess, the desire for big mo...