Roosevelt asks Congress to declare war on Japan. On this day in 1941, President Franklin Roosevelt asks Congress to declare war on Japan in perhaps the most memorable speech of his career. The speech, in which he called Japanâs act a âdeliberate deception,â received thunderous applause from Congress and, soon after, the United States officially entered the Second...
How much does a pediatrician make? The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) says the median hourly wage of a general pediatrician in 2012 was more than $74 an hour, or nearly $155,000 a year. Most pediatricians work in private physician offices and deal with fairly long work days and demanding schedules.
For pediatricians, average salaries started at $161,732 and rose to $229,041 per year. The salaries for internists ranged from a low of $188,500 to a high of $236,544 per year. Obstetrics and gynecology paid slightly better, with average salaries ranging from $247,680 at the low end to $420,000 at the high end.