Robert A. Caro

Oct 30, 2024 | orlandosentinel.com | Robert A. Caro

Today is Wednesday, Oct. 30, the 304th day of 2024. There are 62 days left in the year. Today in history:On Oct. 30, 1974, Muhammad Ali knocked out George Foreman in the eighth round of a scheduled 15-round bout known as the "Rumble in the Jungle," in Kinshasa, Congo (then Zaire), to regain his world heavyweight title. Also on this date:In 1912, Vice President James S. Sherman, running for a second term of office with President William Howard Taft, died six days before Election Day.

Oct 30, 2024 | thesunchronicle.com | Robert A. Caro

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Aug 6, 2024 | news.vanderbilt.edu | Robert A. Caro |Andrew Finch

Rooted in authentic connection and engagement, Vanderbilt’s residential college experience is a special aspect of student life at the university. Undergraduate houses and colleges are led by faculty, with their families and pets, who live with students, creating another vibrant layer of learning and community. Meet the university’s newest faculty heads of house and heads of college in this special series.

Dec 18, 2023 | livewiremarkets.com | Patrick Poke |Benjamin Wallace |Daniel Yergin |Robert A. Caro

Our staff read widely, covering topics such as psychology, communication, history, leadership, investing, and economics. Here are their top picks. The Billionaire’s Vinegar by Benjamin WallaceAlex Vynokur – Chief Executive OfficerVynokur’s pick follows a scandal involving a 1787 bottle of Château Lafite Bordeaux, supposedly owned by Thomas Jefferson. The bottle of wine was sold for US$156,000 at a Christie’s auction in 1985, making it the most expensive wine ever sold at the time.