Five U.S. Companies That Are Defined By Their Founders
Some companies make a great product. Others deliver a fantastic service. However, they work behind the anonymity of a board of directors or a hidden ownership. Then again, there are businesses out there that we identify by their founder or CEO. These businesses have an edge over the others, in my opinion. They come as close as the United States can to offering royalty. You may like the person in charge or not, but they are the celebrity behind the company as much as the brand name. Here are five of the people that stand out the most to me. Do you know of any other examples? Read more...
Categories: Business Tags: Apple Computers, Bill Gates, ford motor company, henry ford, Iconic Founders, microsoft, Pixar, sam walton, Sam's Club, steve jobs, U.S. Companies, Wal-Mart, walt disney, Walt Disney Company
Five Famous People Who Believed In Reincarnation
Reincarnation is the belief of the soul leaving your body and going into another. This is a major belief in many Indian religions, such as: Hinduism, Sikhism, and Jainism. Buddhists also believe in reincarnation. While Judaism, Islam and Christianity, today, do not believe in reincarnation, it was a part of their earlier beliefs. So what do you think? Is it real? Could it be real? Do you believe in reincarnation? If you do, you are not alone. The famous people below all thought that there was some merit to having multiple lives. See who they were. The results might surprise you! Read more...
Not Exactly The Science We Were Taught
When you went to school, we were taught that certain inventions were created by famous scientists and that's why we have them today. Names like Edison, Bell, and other great minds helped to make our world better and that was that. If you wanted to get an "A", you had to follow what the teacher told you or you didn't pass. Sorry to say, these stories were often a bit simplified or completely wrong. Lies. They were parts of the propaganda that we were told because the history and science books said it was so. Here are five things we've heard about that aren't exactly the way we were taught. Read more...
Categories: Home and Living Tags: alexander graham bell, antonio meucci, assembly line, automobile, henry ford, incandescent light bulb, john fitch, karl benz, Law of Gravity, light bulb, ransom olds, robert fulton, sir isaac newton, steam boat, steam engine, steam ship, the clermont, thomas edison, wizard of menlo park
Five People Born on December 20
Today is December 20, 2009 and the 354th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 11 days left in the year 2009. According the Mayan calendar, there are 1096 days till the end of the current cycle. On this date, in 1803,the Louisiana Purchase is completed between France and the U.S. Here are five people that share a birthday on this day: Read more...
Categories: Born On Date, History Tags: abraham lincoln, an american werewolf in london, basketball, birthday, birthdays, bobby phills, charlotte hornets, cleveland cavaliers, dec 20, december 20, firestone, firestone tires, harvey firestone, henry ford, jenny agutter, john wilkes booth, kiss, logan's run, NBA, peter criss, samuel mudd, spooks, thomas edison
