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Reconstruction Finance Corporation
(Encyclopedia) Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC), former U.S. government agency, created in 1932 by the administration of Herbert Hoover. Its purpose was to facilitate economic activity by…Money Leaders for Auto Racing's 2001 Season (Final)
FINAL 2001 Earnings 1 Cristiano da Matta $1,634,000 2 Gil de Ferran 761,500 3 Kenny Brack 725,750 4 Helio Castroneves 623,250 5 Michael Andretti…1996 & 1997 Auto Racers CART Money Leaders
FINAL 1996 Earnings 1 Jimmy Vasser $3,061,500 2 Alex Zanardi 1,408,250 3 Michael Andretti 1,386,750 4 Al Unser Jr. 987,000 5 Christian Fittipaldi…Money Leaders Professional Golf's 1997-98 Season
PGA European PGA Senior PGA LPGA Official money leaders of PGA, European PGA, Senior PGA and LPGA tours for 1997 and unofficial money leaders for 1998 (through Oct. 4), as…Haberle, John
(Encyclopedia) Haberle, JohnHaberle, Johnhăbˈərlēˌ [key], 1856–1933, American painter, b. New Haven, Conn. Noted for his photographically precise still-life paintings, Haberle is often compared in…blackmail
(Encyclopedia) blackmail, in law, exaction of money from another by threat of exposure of criminal action or of disreputable conduct. The term was originally used for the tribute levied until the…Nore, the
(Encyclopedia) Nore, the, sandbank in the Thames estuary, SE England, 3 mi (4.8 km) E of Sheerness. At the east end is Nore Lightship. The name is also applied to part of the Thames estuary, a famous…Norman, Greg
(Encyclopedia) Norman, Greg (Gregory John Norman), 1955–, Australian golfer, b. Mt. Isa, Queensland. Noted for his power, the “White Shark,” a professional since 1976, is tremendously popular with…cowrie
(Encyclopedia) cowrie or cowrycowrieboth: kouˈrē [key], common name applied to marine gastropods belonging to the family Cypraeidae, a well-developed family of marine snails found in the tropics.…finance
(Encyclopedia) finance, theory and practice of conducting large public and private dealings in money. Important institutions of private finance include those that deal with insurance, banking, stocks…Trending
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