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Who have been some famous inmates at San Quentin?

William Bonin was found guilty of 14 murder cases and was nicknamed the “Freeway Killer” for dumping the bodies of the victims along freeways. He shared the same nickname with convicted killers Patrick Kearney and Randy Steven Kraft. On February 23, 1996, William Bonin became the first person in the state of California to be executed through lethal injection.\n\nCharles Manson, the leader of the Manson Family, was famous for the murder of actress Sharon Tate and her four friends at her home. On the day after the murders, members of the Manson Family also killed a married couple under Manso..

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Who invented the printer?

Using electrophotography as the basis for laser printers, the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center began development on the first laser printer, called EARS, in 1969 and completed it in 1971. While the inkjet printer was invented in 1976, it took until 1988, the release date of Hewlett-Packard's DeskJet, for it to become available for use in the home. In 1992, Hewlett-Packard released the popular LaserJet 4, which was the first 600-by-600 dots per inch resolution printer.

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What are some classic WWII military uniforms?

Gestapo service uniforms consisted of wool gabardine tunic-style jackets with pointed flaps, turned up French cuffs and a single cross-strap epaulet button on the shoulder over black shirts and black, wool gabardine jodhpurs. Knee-high, black leather jackboots and swastika armbands completed the uniform, along with military decorations, service medals and other Nazi embellishments, such as the Iron Cross, and the distinctive, lightning bolt collar tabs that identified Gestapo members.

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Where can you learn more about U.S. Presidents?

The White House Historical Association provides facts about the presidents and their wives, as well as information about the White House and its history.\nHistory.com is the website of the History Channel. The site devotes pages to each president and includes information about his policies and terms in office.\nIpl2 is the Internet Public Library, run by Drexel University's College of Computing & Informatics. The site is a resource for public service and learning.

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Did Henry Sampson invent the cellphone?

Although Dr. Sampson's 1971 patent for the gamma-electric cell is sometimes cited as the invention of the cellphone, the two inventions are entirely unrelated. A gamma-electric cell would be a very inappropriate power source for a handheld consumer product, as gamma rays are very damaging to the human body. In addition, Dr. Sampson's invention was a gamma ray detector, not a power generator or battery for portable use.\nDr. Cooper developed the Motorola Dyna-Tac in 1973. It was the first truly portable phone, using a base station to relay phone calls into the landline-based phone sys..

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Who wrote the anti-slavery newspaper called "The Liberator"?

The Liberator called for immediate and complete emancipation for all slaves, a position that won Garrison the ire of Southern states. However, the small paper published items no one else would consider, such as the writings of Frederick Douglass. Though it ceased publication after the end of the Civil War, its influence did not end at that point. Garrison's son Wendell Phillips Garrison was the literary editor of The Nation, which picked up where The Liberator left off, and his publication of women's rights articles helped fan the flames of the women's suffrage movement.

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How tall is Barack Obama?

The tallest U.S. president, at 6 feet 4 inches tall, was Abraham Lincoln. The shortest president was James Madison, who stood a foot less than Lincoln at 5 feet 4 inches. The average height of U.S. presidents is 5 feet 11 inches. Obama, with a weight of 180 and a BMI of 22.1, is also one of the 10 slimmest presidents in history.

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What were the three colonial regions?

The New England Colonies included New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island. The Middle Colonies included New York, New Jersey, Delaware and Pennsylvania, and the Southern Colonies included Maryland, Virginia, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina.\nEach region was culturally and economically diverse but became increasingly united after 1763. All of the colonial regions shared Christianity, specifically Protestantism, as their main religion. All were agricultural societies, though the southern region was more heavily dependent on agriculture than its northern neighbors.

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What are some Cherokee Indian surnames?

The Cherokee are a Native American people who settled primarily in South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia and Tennesee. The Cherokee were one of the first ethnic groups other than Europeans to be granted U.S. citizenship. Cherokee Nation included more than 314,000 members as of 2010. It is the largest of more than 500 Native American tribes recognized by the U.S. government. The Cherokee Nation tribe is related to people who were forcibly relocated to Arkansas and Oklahoma in the early 1800s.

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What is George W. Bush famous for?

Bush's presidency began in controversy with a close election that pitted him against the Democratic Party nominee in 2000, Al Gore. Discrepancy in poll results regarding Florida's 25 electoral votes left the country uncertain about whether Bush or Gore had won the election and set about a month of recounts. Ultimately, the Republican Party's nominee, Bush, was declared the winner, despite Gore receiving 543,000 more popular votes in the election.In what would become one of the biggest controversies of the Bush presidency, it was alleged that terrorists in Iraq held weapons of ma..

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