Jeff Bezos | Biography, Amazon, & Facts
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Ahmedabad, Pune and Chennai are top three most affordable housing markets in India: Report
Ahmedabad with a ratio of 22% continued to be the most affordable housing market amongst the top eight Indian cities, followed by Pune at 26% and Chennai at 27%.
How Elvis Became a Movie Star—By Playing Himself
Rock ‘n’ roll icon Elvis Presley made 31 movies between 1956 and 1969, of which 27 were produced in the 1960s. Almost all of Presley’s films were…
How Althea Gibson Broke the Color Barrier in Tennis
On August 28, 1950, a 23-year-old Althea Gibson set foot on one of the outer courts of the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, Queens, home…
Melinda Gates | Biography, Book, & Facts
Melinda Gates, née Melinda Ann French, (born August 15, 1964, Dallas, Texas, U.S.), American businesswoman and philanthropist who—with her then husband, Microsoft Corporation cofounder Bill Gates—founded the…
Elvis Turned to Music to Overcome a Poor, Lonely Childhood
Elvis dancing in a stylized prison uniform in a promotional portrait for director Richard Thorpe’s film, ‘Jailhouse Rock.’ Getty Images / Michael Ochs Archives / Stringer A…
Indra Nooyi | Biography & Facts
Indra Nooyi, (born October 28, 1955, Madras [now Chennai], India), Indian-born American businesswoman who was instrumental in the lucrative restructuring and diversification of soft-drink manufacturer PepsiCo, Inc.’s…
How Elvis Made Las Vegas His Home
Elvis in front of a concert poster with his shirt half on at the New Frontier Hotel on April 23, 1956, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Getty Images…
How Betty Ford Tackled the Taboo of Addiction
In April 1978, Betty Ford announced that she had an addiction to prescription medication, and would be seeking treatment for that addiction. Later that month, the former first…
Donald Trump | Biography, Education, & Facts
Early life and business career Trump was the fourth of five children of Frederick (Fred) Christ Trump, a successful real estate developer, and Mary MacLeod. Donald’s eldest…