Goodwill Industries International, Inc., was founded in 1902 and received its "Goodwill Industries" name from its Brooklyn branch. The nonprofit Goodwill Industries is known for accepting…
"CNNBCBS (a division of ABC)" was featured on the "Lisa's Wedding" segment of the animated television sitcom The Simpsons, with the airdate March 19, 1995.…
Yum! Brands licenses KFC (a fried chicken franchise restaurant), Taco Bell (a Tex-Mex franchise restaurant), Pizza Hut (a pizza franchise restaurant), Long John Silver's (a seafood franchise…
"Some (men) are wise and some are otherwise" has been cited in print since at least 1659, when it was listed in James Howell's Proverbs. "Some are wise, and some are…
Harland David Sanders (1890-1980), known as "Colonel Sanders," founded Kentucky Fried Chicken (now KFC). Since at least 1993, the name "Colonel Sanders" has been called…
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) was established as the Bureau of Labor in 1884. Some of the statistics that it compiles include the consumer price index and unemployment rates. Critics of…
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) was formed in 1914 to act against trusts. The FTC's mission is to protect the consumer and to ensure fair business practices. The FTC has on its website and…
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Walter WristonWalter Bigelow Wriston (August 3, 1919 – January 19, 2005) was a banker and former chairman and CEO of Citicorp. As chief executive of Citibank…
"You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you" was an inspirational saying by basketball coach John Wooden (1910-2010), from…
Basketball coach John Wooden (1910-2010) wrote in They Call Me Coach (1972) and other books: "Talent is God-given; be humble. Fame is man-given; be thankful. Conceit is self-given; be…
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) was formed in 1914 to act against trusts. The FTC's mission is to protect the consumer and to ensure fair business practices. The FTC has on its website and…
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) was created in 1934 to regulate broadcasting (especially radio and television). Some critics maintain that the FCC's broadcast standards of what is…
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) was created in 1934 to regulate broadcasting (especially radio and television). Some critics maintain that the FCC's broadcast standards of what is…
The National Security Agency was formed in 1962 to improve foreign intelligence within the United States government. The agency was so secret (especially in its early years) that even its existence…
The National Security Agency was formed in 1962 to improve foreign intelligence within the United States government. The agency was so secret (especially in its early years) that even its existence…
"It's what you learn after you know it all that counts" has been a favorite saying of U.S. President Harry S. Truman (1884-1972), baseball coach Earl Weaver (1930-) and basketball…
Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929- 1968) gave the sermon "Loving Your Enemies" in Ebenezer Baptist Church on Sunday morning, August 12, 1962: "The process of returning hate for hate only…
"Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do" is what UCLA basketball coach John Wooden (1810-2010) said in his book, They Call Me Coach (1972). It's not known when…
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was formed in 1970 to protect human health and the environment. Some critics have claimed that the EPA regulates too little during Republican…
The term "deather" (death + -er) is similar to the related terms "birther" (a person skeptical about another person's birth information) and "truther" (a person…