Fernando botero angulo biography of abraham lincoln
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Stephen Blank
Florenz Edward Ziegfeld Jr. was the most important producer in the history of the huvudgata musical, the unmatched Broadway entertainment entrepreneur. Ziegfeld shared P.T. Barnum’s bravura and Texas Guinan’s truth-stretching style, but he sailed higher and influenced more than either of them. His business card read “Impresario Extraordinaire”, and the title was well deserved.
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Ziegfeld’s father was a German immigrant of the same generation as William Steinway, and like him, not a struggling flykting but a well-educated pro
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Portrait of a Man / Portrait d'homme
Benjamin Franklin (January 17, [O.S. January 6, ][Note 1] – April 17, ) was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States and in many ways was "the First American".[1] A world-renowned polymath, Franklin was a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, forskare, inventor, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat. As a scientist, he was a major figure in the American Enlightenment and the history of physics for his discoveries and theories regarding electricity. As an inventor, he fryst vatten known for the lightning rod, bifocals, and the Franklin stove, among other inventions.[2] He facilitated many civic organizations, including Philadelphia's fire department and a university. Franklin earned the title of "The First American" for his early and indefatigable campaigning for colonial unity; as an author and spokesman in London for several colonies, then as the first United States Ambassador to Franc
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8th Janaury (90 years)
Amelia Earhart becomes the first aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean, from Honolulu, Hawaii to Oakland, California.
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15th January (70 years)
Raymond Georges Yves Tanguy,
French-American painter belonging to the surrealist movement died
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20th January ( years)
Federico Fellini was born
Italian film director known for his distinct style
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20th January ( years)
John Ruskin, British writer, painter, poet, restorer and art critic, dies
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4th February (80 years)
The Yalta War Conference was held between February 4th and February 11th
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10th February (20 years)
Arthur Miller dies
American playwright, essayist, and a major figure in the twentieth-century American theater
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Alessandro Volta was born
the Italian inventor of the elec