Henri Becquerel was a French scientist, physicist and one of the most important personalities in the history of radioactive research. Becquerel belonged to a family of scientists and scholars.
John Steinbeck was born in the farming town of Salinas, California on February His father, John Ernst Steinbeck, was not a terribly successful man; at one time or another he was the manager of a Sperry flour plant, the owner of a feed and grain store, the treasurer of Monterey County.
Vitus Bering (), a Dane in Russian employ, led two major exploratory expeditions that significantly expanded knowledge of the northern Pacific region. Vitus Bering was born in the Danish town of Horsens in the summer of
Gerhard Richter (born February 9, , Dresden, Germany) is a German painter known for his diverse painting styles and subjects. His deliberate lack of commitment to a single stylistic direction has often been read as an attack on the implicit ideologies embedded in the specific histories of painting.
William Saroyan was born in Fresno, California, on August 31, , the son of Armenak and Takoohi Saroyan, poor Armenian immigrants. In , when his father died, Saroyan was put into an Oakland.
stage for further analysis, examining, for example, popular culture at the time in which O’Brien came of age, and in Stefania Ciocia’s essay “Tim O’Brien, Ernest Hemingway and the Short Story Cycle Tradition,” the particular use of the short story medium. The Critical Readings section then hosts 10 diverse essays consisting.
Tupac Amaru Shakur (/ ˈ t uː p ɑː k ʃ ə ˈ k ʊər / ⓘ; born Lesane Parish Crooks; June 16, – September 13, ), also known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential rappers of all time.
Innovative painting by Manet was viciously attacked critics, who considered the artist's a rebel in art. In the late s, Manet became friendly with E. Degas, C. Monet, O. Renoir and passed to the plein air painting; deaf and dense tone with a predominance of dark colors changed more light and free painting ("In the boat", ).
First, I provide a brief note on the nature, form, audience, appeal and legacy of the Cyropaedia. Following this, in the main bulk of our original commentary, we provide two expert and incisive biographies of Cyrus the Great – the real Cyrus the Great, not the character of Xenophon's literature. This is done in order that the reader can.
April Nomination: High Windows [12 February From High Windows] Favourite poems: very difficult. I got 10 on a first run through the Collected final 3 are humdrum and obvious except the last [‘High Windows’].
Abu Izzadeen, an outspoken Muslim activist who heckled former Home Secretary John Reid, was today jailed for four and a half years for terror-related offences. He and fellow British-born Muslim.
Decades of deceit are coming to an end today, as The National ENQUIRER unmasks the shadowy Mr. Fix It who covered up the Clintons’ ugliest scandals for years! Only The ENQUIRER can reveal the true identity of the man: Jeff Rovin, seen below. This top photo shows Rovin at the Clinton inaugural celebrations.
Jimmy Carter died at age , his office confirmed on Dec. 29, , in a statement to NBC News. The oldest-living former president died after entering hospice care in February at his home.