German King Maximilian even stopped by Ensisheim to see the stone on his way to battle the French army. To check out more of our top lists, see the links on the next page. In that year alone, the foundation gave out nearly $530 million in grants for projects focused on community and economic development, ed­ucation, media, arts, peace, social justice, and human rights. The foundation distributes grants worldwide in the areas of global development, education, performing arts, reproductive health, and environmental issues. In 2005, the foundation distributed around $75 million in grants to promote education, international understanding, science and research, and health and humanitarian aid. The mission of the Wellcome Trust is to promote research, improve human and animal health, and improve the understanding of science and medicine. In light of the foregoing, it can neither be established that the current legal situation in Germany is not in compliance with the Convention, nor that domestic law conflicts with the European Convention on Human Rights. Upon entering Earth’s atmosphere, friction heats up cosmic debris, causing streaks of light that are visible to the human eye. MacRebur’s current products are capable of replacing between six and 20 percent of the bitumen in roads, but Reid is hopeful that within two years, improved versions will replace as much as 50 percent.

­Believing that “all people have the inherent capacity to effect change in their lives, in their organizations, and in their communities,” breakfast cereal magnate Will Keith Kellogg founded the W. K. Kellogg Foundation in June 1930. Throughout his lif­etime, Kellogg donated more than $66 million in Kellogg stock and other investments to the endowment, which today has assets of more than $7.8 billion. No other kitchen will have a countertop that’s anything like yours. In 1967, the San Francisco OB-GYN and abortion rights advocate Edmund W. Overstreet articulated the ethos of “doctors of conscience” like Boyd: “We do not believe that violation of an archaic statute is unprofessional conduct, nor that it is unprofessional for a physician to conduct himself in accord with the ethics of the community, the wishes of patients, and the best medical judgment of doctors,” he wrote. ­The Howard Hughes Medical Institute was founded in 1953 by aviator, mov­iemaker, and millionaire industrialist Howard Hughes to promote medical research and education. The foundation also operates three health and research facilities in Germany. With more than $8 billion in assets, the Hewlett Foundation donates approximately $300 million annually.

­Hewlett-Packard cofounder Bill Hewlett and his wife, Flora, formed the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation in ­1966 to address social and environmental issues. While the endowment, which now totals $10.8 billion, is 13 percent of the company’s stock, the foundation is separate from the pharmaceuticals company. In 1937, Lilly Endowment, Inc., was established by Josiah K. Lilly, Sr., and his sons with stock from Eli Lilly pharmaceuticals company. Today, the foundation has an endowment of approximately $6.9 billion, of which 92 percent is stock in Robert Bosch GmbH. The initial endowment consisted of 75,000 shares of Hughes Aircraft stock. After Hughes’ death in 1976, the endowment quickly grew from $4 million in 1975 to $15 million in 1978. During this time, the institute became more involved with genetics, immunology, and molecular biology. Another increase in the endowment occurred in the mid-1980s when General Motors purchased Hughes Aircraft, and by September 2005, it had reached nearly $15 billion. In its early years, the foundation supported National Educational Television, which was replaced by the Public Broadcasting Service in 1970. At the end of 2006, the foundation’s endowment was approximately $12 billion. ­­Founded in 1936 by Edsel Ford and two Ford Motor Company executives, the purpose of the Ford Foundation was to fund scientific, educational, and charitable projects.

Apr 16 Ford Madox Brown, British painter, born in Calais, France (d. Pompey’s legates were trying to get across the Sicoris river on a ford but Caesar quickly transferred the troopers and part of the cavalry to the other side and set out the guards. Some rich foreign birth tourists stay in fancy hotels and give birth in first-rate hospitals – birth tourism groups help set up arrangements – but many poorer tourists end up in lesser circumstances. The oldest recorded meteorite, the Ensisheim Meteorite struck Earth on November 7, 1492, in the small town of Ensisheim, France. Conspiracy theorists contend that what actually hit Earth that day was an alien spaceship or perhaps even a black hole. Every day hundreds of meteors, commonly known as shooting stars, can be seen flying across the night sky. June 30 a giant meteor blazed through the sky and exploded in a huge ball of fire that flattened forests, blew up houses, and scorched people and animals within 13 miles. A loud explosion shook the area before a 330-pound stone dropped from the sky into a wheat field, witnessed only by a young boy.