He was a Spanish minister in Washington who wrote a private letter to a friend concerning President McKinley (called him basically useless and indecisive) The discovery of his letter strained Spanish-American relations, which helped initiate the Spanish-American War.
Nasdaq was created by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) to enable investors to trade securities on a computerized, speedy and transparent system, and commenced operations on February 8, 1971.he term âNasdaqâ is also used to refer to the Nasdaq Composite, an index of more than 3,000 stocks listed on the Nasdaq exchange that includes the worldâs foremost technology and biotech giants such as Apple, Google, Microsoft, Oracle, Amazon, Intel and Amgen. Next Up.
Founded in 1989, the company developed products for home video game consoles and handhelds, personal computers and mobile devices. Its name derived from Toy Headquarters during its time as a toy manufacturer in the early 1990s.[1] THQ had offices in North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. The company published both internally created and externally licensed content in its product portfolio. THQ's internally created games included Darksiders, De Blob, Destroy All Humans!, MX vs. ATV, Red Faction and Saints Row series among others.