Search results
10 hours ago · t. e. Joseph Raymond McCarthy (November 14, 1908 – May 2, 1957) was an American politician who served as a Republican U.S. Senator from the state of Wisconsin from 1947 until his death at age 48 in 1957. Beginning in 1950, McCarthy became the most visible public face of a period in the United States in which Cold War tensions fueled fears of ...
- 1 (adopted)
- 1942–1945 (Marine Corps), 1946–1957 (Reserve)
10 hours ago · The sugar minister says that this is an indication of the maximum utilization of funds to benefit the cane growers and the sugar industry. “In this financial year, 2023, 2024, a total of 13 capital programs were approved by the government to support the sugar industry with a total capital grant of $44.5 million.
10 hours ago · The National Rifle Association of America ( NRA) is a gun rights advocacy group based in the United States. [3] [4] [b] Founded in 1871 to advance rifle marksmanship, the modern NRA has become a prominent gun rights lobbying organization while continuing to teach firearm safety and competency. The organization also publishes several magazines ...
- United States
- Approximately 5.5 million (self-reported)
- November 17, 1871;, 151 years ago
10 hours ago · Carnegie Mellon University ( CMU) is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The institution was established in 1900 by Andrew Carnegie as the Carnegie Technical Schools. In 1912, it became the Carnegie Institute of Technology and began granting four-year degrees. In 1967, it became Carnegie Mellon University through its ...
- Large city, 157.2 acres (63.6 ha)
- Scotty the Scottish Terrier
- 16,779
- Farnam Jahanian
10 hours ago · Maine ( / meɪn / ⓘ MAYN) [10] is the easternmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and northwest, respectively. Maine is the largest state in New England by total area.
- 35,385 sq mi (91,646 km²)
1 day ago · Maximilian Karl Emil Weber ( / ˈveɪbər /; German: [ˈveːbɐ]; 21 April 1864 – 14 June 1920) was a German sociologist, historian, jurist, and political economist who was one of the central figures in the development of sociology and the social sciences more generally. His ideas continue to influence social theory and research .
10 hours ago · The 1980s (pronounced "nineteen-eighties", shortened to "the '80s" or "the Eighties") was a decade that began on January 1, 1980, and ended on December 31, 1989.. The decade saw a dominance of conservatism and free market economics, and a socioeconomic change due to advances in technology and a worldwide move away from planned economies and towards laissez-faire capitalism compared to the 1970s.
